British police say a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death during Wednesday’s morning rush hour in south London
ByThe Associated Press
September 27, 2023, 6:59 AM
Emergency services at the scene near the Whitgift shopping centre after a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death, in Croydon, south London, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. British police say a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death during Wednesday’s morning rush hour in south London. The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested a teenage boy who may have known the victim in connection with the stabbing. (Jordan Reynolds/PA via AP)
The Associated Press
LONDON — A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death during Wednesday’s morning rush hour in south London, police said.
The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested a teenage boy who may have known the victim in connection with the stabbing.
Police were called at around 8:30 a.m. after receiving reports that a girl was stabbed in Croydon, south of London.
Multiple police vehicles and land and air ambulances attended, but the girl was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after.
A white forensic tent was erected within a police cordon at the scene.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was “heartbroken” by the death and expressed sympathy with the girl’s family and local community.
Stabbings involving young people are not uncommon in London but it is relatively rare for such incidents to involve girls.
