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| Five people have been arrested in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Shakilus Townsend. | |
| Two male teenagers, two men, and one girl were being questioned at two police stations in south London. | |
| Shakilus, from Deptford, south-east London, was beaten with a baseball bat and repeatedly stabbed in Thornton Heath on Thursday afternoon. | Shakilus, from Deptford, south-east London, was beaten with a baseball bat and repeatedly stabbed in Thornton Heath on Thursday afternoon. |
| Residents tried to stem the flow of blood with towels but the teenager died in hospital shortly after midnight. | Residents tried to stem the flow of blood with towels but the teenager died in hospital shortly after midnight. |
| Officers made one of the arrests around 2100 BST on Saturday and the other four on Sunday morning. | |
| The two male teenagers arrested are aged 16 and 17, the men are aged 18 and 22, and the girl is 16 years old. | |
| When these youths commit these crimes they must be sent to Iraq Shakilus Townsend's stepmother | When these youths commit these crimes they must be sent to Iraq Shakilus Townsend's stepmother |
| Following the stabbing, which took place in broad daylight, residents dragged Shakilus into the communal doorway of their building before trying desperately to save him. | Following the stabbing, which took place in broad daylight, residents dragged Shakilus into the communal doorway of their building before trying desperately to save him. |
| An air ambulance was scrambled and Shakilus was eventually taken to hospital by road after being treated at the scene. | An air ambulance was scrambled and Shakilus was eventually taken to hospital by road after being treated at the scene. |
| One line of inquiry detectives are following is that the attack was sparked by a row over a girl. | One line of inquiry detectives are following is that the attack was sparked by a row over a girl. |
| 'No punishment' | 'No punishment' |
| Floral tributes and cards have been left at the scene where the teenager died, where relatives including his parents Nicola and Derek gathered yesterday. | Floral tributes and cards have been left at the scene where the teenager died, where relatives including his parents Nicola and Derek gathered yesterday. |
| Residents living near the scene who tried to save him mingled with his friends and relatives. | Residents living near the scene who tried to save him mingled with his friends and relatives. |
| Tributes to Shakilus have also appeared on the online memorial site Gone Too Soon. | Tributes to Shakilus have also appeared on the online memorial site Gone Too Soon. |
| On Saturday, Shakilus's stepmother, who wished not to be named, said: "There's no punishment and that's why the children do what they do. | On Saturday, Shakilus's stepmother, who wished not to be named, said: "There's no punishment and that's why the children do what they do. |
| "We as parents are very angry because nothing is being done and every single day we're burying a child. | "We as parents are very angry because nothing is being done and every single day we're burying a child. |
| "When these youths commit these crimes they must be sent to Iraq." | "When these youths commit these crimes they must be sent to Iraq." |
| Shakilus is the 18th teenager to be shot or stabbed to death in London this year. | Shakilus is the 18th teenager to be shot or stabbed to death in London this year. |