This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/7400063.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 1 | Version 2 |
---|---|
Man quizzed over bakery killing | Man quizzed over bakery killing |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Police are continuing to question a 19-year-old man over the killing of a teenager in a bakery shop in south-east London. | Police are continuing to question a 19-year-old man over the killing of a teenager in a bakery shop in south-east London. |
Jimmy Mizen, who turned 16 a day before his death, tried to avoid a fight minutes before the attack, just 500 yards from his home in Lee on Saturday. | Jimmy Mizen, who turned 16 a day before his death, tried to avoid a fight minutes before the attack, just 500 yards from his home in Lee on Saturday. |
He died from a fatal neck injury from a shard of glass, police said. | |
The suspect, who was arrested on Tuesday afternoon, remains in police custody at a London police station. | The suspect, who was arrested on Tuesday afternoon, remains in police custody at a London police station. |
Jimmy is the 13th teenager to have been fatally attacked in London since the start of the year. | Jimmy is the 13th teenager to have been fatally attacked in London since the start of the year. |
Officers have until Wednesday afternoon to question the suspect before requesting an extension of custody. | Officers have until Wednesday afternoon to question the suspect before requesting an extension of custody. |
'Horrendous events' | 'Horrendous events' |
The attack happened at the Three Cooks Bakery in Burnt Ash Hill on Saturday morning. | The attack happened at the Three Cooks Bakery in Burnt Ash Hill on Saturday morning. |
Police said Jimmy was with an older brother when an attacker challenged him to a fight outside the shop, but the teenager declined to fight. | Police said Jimmy was with an older brother when an attacker challenged him to a fight outside the shop, but the teenager declined to fight. |
The man then smashed glass in the store and delivered a fatal blow to Jimmy's throat, police said. | The man then smashed glass in the store and delivered a fatal blow to Jimmy's throat, police said. |
On Tuesday Scotland Yard announced it would use its stop and search powers to prevent knife crime in London, following the "horrendous events over the last 48 hours". | On Tuesday Scotland Yard announced it would use its stop and search powers to prevent knife crime in London, following the "horrendous events over the last 48 hours". |
The decision comes after 22-year-old Steven Bigby was fatally stabbed in the chest on Oxford Street two days after Jimmy's death. | The decision comes after 22-year-old Steven Bigby was fatally stabbed in the chest on Oxford Street two days after Jimmy's death. |
Under section 60 of the Public Order Act, police can search people without reasonable suspicion. | |
The first team of 15 officers will be deployed to an unnamed London borough. | The first team of 15 officers will be deployed to an unnamed London borough. |
London Mayor Boris Johnson said there would be a "zero tolerance" approach to crime and said there was a need to "change the mentality" of youths. | London Mayor Boris Johnson said there would be a "zero tolerance" approach to crime and said there was a need to "change the mentality" of youths. |