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Teenager fatally stabbed in fight | Teenager fatally stabbed in fight |
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A 17-year-old boy has suffered fatal stab wounds during a street fight in south London. | A 17-year-old boy has suffered fatal stab wounds during a street fight in south London. |
He was among six to eight men involved in the fight in Sumner Road, Croydon, at 0130 BST. The unnamed teenager suffered severe neck injuries. | |
He was treated in hospital but died three hours later. No-one has been arrested and no weapon recovered. | |
Police want to trace a mini-cab driver who dropped a white male suspect near the scene of the fight at 0100 BST. | |
Returned to scene | |
The driver, who they believe was in a blue Ford Mondeo, argued with the passenger prior to dropping him off in Sumner Road and driving off. | |
The mini-cab passenger then argued with the victim and his friends, who were standing nearby. | |
He returned to the scene 20 minutes later and the teenager was fatally stabbed soon afterwards. No-one else was hurt. | |
The passenger, who is being treated as a suspect, walked away from the scene towards London Road, police said. | |
They believe the victim lived locally and is Tamil. | |
A post-mortem examination will be carried out on Saturday. | |
He was the 23rd teenager to be fatally stabbed or shot in the capital this year. | He was the 23rd teenager to be fatally stabbed or shot in the capital this year. |