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| Student killed in street stabbing | Student killed in street stabbing |
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| A school student has become the 17th teenager to be killed in London this year after being fatally stabbed. | A school student has become the 17th teenager to be killed in London this year after being fatally stabbed. |
| Ben Kinsella, believed to be 16, was attacked during a row with a group of youths in York Way, near the junction of North Road, Holloway, north London. | Ben Kinsella, believed to be 16, was attacked during a row with a group of youths in York Way, near the junction of North Road, Holloway, north London. |
| He was taken to hospital for treatment following the attack at about 0200 BST, but died several hours later. | He was taken to hospital for treatment following the attack at about 0200 BST, but died several hours later. |
| Two youths have been arrested and remain in police custody. Any witnesses are being urged to come forward. | Two youths have been arrested and remain in police custody. Any witnesses are being urged to come forward. |
| 'Pool of blood' | 'Pool of blood' |
| It is thought that Ben Kinsella was at a party in a local pub when the row broke out with several youths. | |
| A witness who saw him after the attack said: "His shirt had been pulled up and I could see red marks all over his stomach and then what looked like a wound and there was a pool of blood next to him. | A witness who saw him after the attack said: "His shirt had been pulled up and I could see red marks all over his stomach and then what looked like a wound and there was a pool of blood next to him. |
| He was a bright kid, very high achieving academically and would have had some very good results to look forward to this summer Bob Hamlyn, head teacher, Holloway School | He was a bright kid, very high achieving academically and would have had some very good results to look forward to this summer Bob Hamlyn, head teacher, Holloway School |
| "There were ambulance men putting an oxygen mask on him and trying to help him." | "There were ambulance men putting an oxygen mask on him and trying to help him." |
| One of the victim's friends said he made a desperate phone call minutes before he died. | |
| The teenager, who did not want to be named, said: "He called me on the phone and just said 'Help'. | |
| "He sounded really scared and then it just clicked off." | "He sounded really scared and then it just clicked off." |
| Brooke Kinsella played Kelly Taylor in the BBC soap | Brooke Kinsella played Kelly Taylor in the BBC soap |
| Among those who paid their respects at the murder scene was the victim's older sister Brooke Kinsella, who played Kelly Taylor in the BBC soap EastEnders, and the actress Linda Robson who laid flowers at the scene. | Among those who paid their respects at the murder scene was the victim's older sister Brooke Kinsella, who played Kelly Taylor in the BBC soap EastEnders, and the actress Linda Robson who laid flowers at the scene. |
| Ben Kinsella was a student at Holloway School. | |
| "They are a lovely family and they are very supportive at school," said the head teacher, Bob Hamlyn. | |
| "He was a bright kid, very high achieving academically, and would have had some very good results to look forward to this summer. | "He was a bright kid, very high achieving academically, and would have had some very good results to look forward to this summer. |
| "He was also very sporty and had everything to live for, but that has been taken away from him now." | "He was also very sporty and had everything to live for, but that has been taken away from him now." |
| In 2007, 27 teenagers were killed in the city - the worst year on record for teenage deaths. | In 2007, 27 teenagers were killed in the city - the worst year on record for teenage deaths. |