Boy knifed to death.

FOUR teenagers were arrested yesterday after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a block of flats.

The boy, who has not been named, was attacked in a stairwell stair·well
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a vertical shaft in a building that contains a staircase

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, south London South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. Some neighbourhoods north of the Thames have South London postal codes (SW), but these neighbourhoods are classified as West or Central London. in the early hours of the morning.

Four youths - two 17 year-olds, a 16 year-old and a 15 year-old - were arrested nearby, and are in custody at a London police station.

Detective Chief Inspector Mick Duthie, of the Metropolitan Police, said: "Another youth has lost his life through knife crime, and we urge anyone with information to come forward as a matter of urgency."

A post-mortem examination will be carried out on the victim, who was from the Peckham area of L ondon.

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Publication:	Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Date:	May 4, 2008
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