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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, in Holloway. | |
| He was taken to hospital for treatment following the attack at about 0200 BST, but died several hours later. Two youths have been arrested. | |
| Ben's sister, Brooke Kinsella - who played Kelly Taylor in the BBC soap EastEnders - said she was "devastated". | |
| Police have urged any witnesses are to come forward. | |
| 'Pool of blood' | 'Pool of blood' |
| It is thought that Ben 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. | 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'. | 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 |
| Brooke Kinsella, 24, her parents Debbie and George and her boyfriend, former EastEnders actor Ray Panthaki, were among those who paid their respects at the murder scene. | |
| The actress Linda Robson also laid flowers at the scene. | |
| Bob Hamlyn, Ben's headteacher at Holloway School, paid tribute to the popular student who came from "a lovely family". | |
| "They are a lovely family and they are very supportive at school," he said. | |
| "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. |