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Police accused over stabbed girl | |
(10 days later) | |
The mother of a teenage girl who was knifed to death has accused the police of failing to protect her daughter. | |
Arsema Dawit, 15, died five weeks after her family made a complaint of assault to the Metropolitan Police. | |
Tsehainesh Medhani said she was "devastated" by the death of Arsema who was found dead in a London tower block. | |
Thomas Nugusse, 21, of Ilford, east London, was remanded in custody by Camberwell Green magistrates until August 21 on a charge of murder. | |
Arsema was stabbed up to 10 times in the lift of Matheson Lang House, Baylis Road, Waterloo, where she lived. | |
Tsehainesh Medhani's lawyer reads a statement on her behalf | |
She is believed to have just returned from school when she was attacked on Monday. | |
Appearing outside the family home, while a statement was read by her lawyer, Ms Medhani said she could not believe what had happened to her daughter. | |
"I came to this country from Eritrea to live in safety. | |
"When my daughter was threatened, I went to the police seeking protection. Sadly, this did not happen. | |
"I have lost a precious, beautiful and much-loved daughter who was kind, generous and loving. | |
"I feel as though a light has gone out of my life." | |
The Met has referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. |