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| Girl, 15, found stabbed to death | Girl, 15, found stabbed to death |
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| A 15-year-old girl has been found stabbed to death on a housing estate in south-east London. | A 15-year-old girl has been found stabbed to death on a housing estate in south-east London. |
| The girl, who suffered multiple wounds, was found in a lift at Matheson Lang House on Baylis Road, in Lambeth, at about 1545 BST. | The girl, who suffered multiple wounds, was found in a lift at Matheson Lang House on Baylis Road, in Lambeth, at about 1545 BST. |
| A London Ambulance Service spokesman said their crew arrived at the scene in under four minutes but failed to resuscitate the teenager. | A London Ambulance Service spokesman said their crew arrived at the scene in under four minutes but failed to resuscitate the teenager. |
| A man, aged in his 30s, has been arrested over the teenager's stabbing. | A man, aged in his 30s, has been arrested over the teenager's stabbing. |
| Police said they did not believe the incident was gang-related. | Police said they did not believe the incident was gang-related. |
| The girl, who was pronounced dead at the scene, is the 16th teenager to be fatally attacked in London since January. | |
| A woman and her child were returning home and called the lift when they found the girl's body inside, a BBC reporter at the scene said. | A woman and her child were returning home and called the lift when they found the girl's body inside, a BBC reporter at the scene said. |
| Sharon Moore on how the girl was found | Sharon Moore on how the girl was found |
| The Metropolitan Police have begun a murder inquiry and the area has been cordoned off. The girl's next-of-kin have been informed. | The Metropolitan Police have begun a murder inquiry and the area has been cordoned off. The girl's next-of-kin have been informed. |
| A police statement said: "On attendance we found a girl in a lift suffering from a number of stab wounds. | A police statement said: "On attendance we found a girl in a lift suffering from a number of stab wounds. |
| "We are keeping an open mind about motive at this early stage. However, it is not believed to be gang-related." | "We are keeping an open mind about motive at this early stage. However, it is not believed to be gang-related." |
| A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We sent a fast response car, an ambulance, the air ambulance and an officer to the scene, the first of which arrived in under four minutes. | A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We sent a fast response car, an ambulance, the air ambulance and an officer to the scene, the first of which arrived in under four minutes. |
| "Sadly, despite extensive efforts to resuscitate the patient, she was pronounced dead at the scene." | "Sadly, despite extensive efforts to resuscitate the patient, she was pronounced dead at the scene." |
| Sharon Moore, who lives in the block said residents were given security fobs on Friday. | Sharon Moore, who lives in the block said residents were given security fobs on Friday. |
| She said: "You think you are fine once you are in the building, this is the last thing you expect... I'm extremely shocked because once I'm in the door and I get in I think I am safe." | She said: "You think you are fine once you are in the building, this is the last thing you expect... I'm extremely shocked because once I'm in the door and I get in I think I am safe." |