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Teenager dies after knife attack Teenager dies after knife attack
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A teenager has died after being stabbed in a street attack in south London.A teenager has died after being stabbed in a street attack in south London.
The 16-year-old suffered multiple knife wounds but no weapon has been recovered from the scene, the Metropolitan Police has said. Shakilus Townsend, 16, from Deptford, south-east London, suffered multiple knife wounds but no weapon has been recovered from the scene.
Officers were called to Beulah Crescent, Thornton Heath, shortly before 1400 BST on Thursday. Officers were called to Beulah Crescent in Thornton Heath shortly before 1400 BST on Thursday.
The victim was taken to hospital but he died shortly after midnight. He is the 18th teenager to be murdered in London in 2008.The victim was taken to hospital but he died shortly after midnight. He is the 18th teenager to be murdered in London in 2008.
Spate of stabbingsSpate of stabbings
An air ambulance was scrambled but the victim was eventually taken to hospital by road after being treated at the scene.An air ambulance was scrambled but the victim was eventually taken to hospital by road after being treated at the scene.
The attack comes in a week which has seen a spate of stabbings in the capital.The attack comes in a week which has seen a spate of stabbings in the capital.
On Sunday 16-year-old Ben Kinsella was knifed to death in Islington.On Sunday 16-year-old Ben Kinsella was knifed to death in Islington.
Later that day the bodies of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were found with more than 240 stab wounds after a flat fire in New Cross, south-east London.Later that day the bodies of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were found with more than 240 stab wounds after a flat fire in New Cross, south-east London.
On Monday Tunisian national Hamouda Bessaad was stabbed to death on Old Kent Road, south-east London, while Dee Willis, 28, died after a knife attack in Peckham the following day.On Monday Tunisian national Hamouda Bessaad was stabbed to death on Old Kent Road, south-east London, while Dee Willis, 28, died after a knife attack in Peckham the following day.