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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 in south London. | A teenager has died after being stabbed in a street in south London. |
| Shakilus Townsend, from Deptford, south-east London, was found with multiple knife wounds in Beulah Crescent, Thornton Heath, on Thursday. | Shakilus Townsend, from Deptford, south-east London, was found with multiple knife wounds in Beulah Crescent, Thornton Heath, on Thursday. |
| The 16-year-old was taken to St George's Hospital, Tooting, but died shortly after midnight. | The 16-year-old was taken to St George's Hospital, Tooting, but died shortly after midnight. |
| He is the 18th teenager to be murdered in London in 2008. Police said he was attacked shortly after 1400 BST and appealed for witnesses to contact them. | He is the 18th teenager to be murdered in London in 2008. Police said he was attacked shortly after 1400 BST and appealed for witnesses to contact them. |
| People living in Beulah Crescent said they tried desperately to save Shakilus. | People living in Beulah Crescent said they tried desperately to save Shakilus. |
| Dee Bamina, 35, tried to stem the bleeding from a wound to his chest with a bath towel after another neighbour brought him into the communal doorway of her block of flats. | Dee Bamina, 35, tried to stem the bleeding from a wound to his chest with a bath towel after another neighbour brought him into the communal doorway of her block of flats. |
| She said: "I think a group of boys must have been after the boy. All I heard was them saying 'get him from the other side'." | She said: "I think a group of boys must have been after the boy. All I heard was them saying 'get him from the other side'." |
| This is another senseless incident in which a young life has been taken away by a knife Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons | |
| Ms Bamina saw a gang of four or five youths aged 15 to 19 with scarves covering their faces. One had a baseball bat. A girl was also with them, she said. | Ms Bamina saw a gang of four or five youths aged 15 to 19 with scarves covering their faces. One had a baseball bat. A girl was also with them, she said. |
| She said the boy was saying "I don't want to die" and "where's my mum, I want my mum". | She said the boy was saying "I don't want to die" and "where's my mum, I want my mum". |
| An air ambulance was scrambled but Shakilus was eventually taken to hospital by road after being treated at the scene. | An air ambulance was scrambled but Shakilus was eventually taken to hospital by road after being treated at the scene. |
| Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons who is leading the investigation, said: "This is another senseless incident in which a young life has been taken away by a knife. | Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons who is leading the investigation, said: "This is another senseless incident in which a young life has been taken away by a knife. |
| "Given that this happened outside a block of flats in broad daylight, I am certain there are people who will have witnessed this murder." | "Given that this happened outside a block of flats in broad daylight, I am certain there are people who will have witnessed this murder." |
| No suspects have yet been arrested, police said. | |
| Shakilus was attacked four days after 16-year-old Ben Kinsella, the brother of former EastEnders star Brooke Kinsella, was knifed to death in Islington, north London. | Shakilus was attacked four days after 16-year-old Ben Kinsella, the brother of former EastEnders star Brooke Kinsella, was knifed to death in Islington, north London. |
| If we are serious about tackling the problem of juvenile violence, it makes sense to understand what it is we are dealing with Mark Easton BBC Home Editor Read Mark's thoughts in full | |
| Three teenagers were appearing in court on Friday charged with his murder. | Three teenagers were appearing in court on Friday charged with his murder. |
| Later the same day, the bodies of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were found riddled with knife wounds after a flat fire in New Cross, south east London. | Later the same day, the bodies of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were found riddled with knife wounds after a flat fire in New Cross, south east London. |
| Tunisian national Hamouda Bessaad, 34, was stabbed to death on Old Kent Road, south east London, on Monday, while Dee Willis, 28, died after a knife attack in Peckham a day later. | Tunisian national Hamouda Bessaad, 34, was stabbed to death on Old Kent Road, south east London, on Monday, while Dee Willis, 28, died after a knife attack in Peckham a day later. |
| Earlier this week Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair and mayor Boris Johnson pledged to continue the struggle to persuade youngsters to stop carrying weapons. | Earlier this week Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair and mayor Boris Johnson pledged to continue the struggle to persuade youngsters to stop carrying weapons. |