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Single stab wound killed teenager Teenage street stab victim named
(about 7 hours later)
A 17-year-old youth killed in a street fight in south London died from a single stab wound, police have said. A 17-year-old youth stabbed to death in a street fight in south London has been named by police.
He was among six to eight people involved in the fight in Croydon early on Saturday. The teenager, who has not been named, died three hours later. Nilanthan Murddi, from Croydon, was among six to eight people involved in the fight in Croydon early on Saturday.
A post-mortem examination found that he died from a knife wound to the neck. The teenager died three hours later. A post-mortem examination found he died from a single knife wound to the neck.
Police want to trace a mini-cab driver who may have seen the fight. A 31-year-old man questioned in connection with the death has been released on bail. Police want to trace a mini-cab driver who stopped at the scene. A 31-year-old man questioned in connection with the death has been released on bail.
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Police believe the victim lived locally and is a member of the Tamil community. No-one else was hurt. Nilanthan was a member of the Tamil community. No-one else was hurt during the incident.
Officers want to contact a cab driver who dropped a white male suspect near the scene of the fight at 0100 BST on Saturday. Officers want to contact the mini-cab driver who stopped at the the scene of the fight at about 0100 BST on Saturday.
The driver, who they believe was in a blue Ford Mondeo, was seen arguing with the passenger before dropping him off in Sumner Road and driving away. The driver, who they believe was in a blue Ford Mondeo, stopped at the scene while carrying a passenger suspected of being involved in the incident.
The victim was the 23rd teenager to be killed in a stabbing or a shooting in the capital this year. The driver and passenger argued when the car stopped at traffic lights in Sumner Road.
The passenger did not leave the car, which subsequently drove off, but he returned to the scene of the incident on foot a short time later.
A confrontation then took place in which Nilanthan was fatally injured.
He was the 23rd teenager to be killed in a stabbing or a shooting in the capital this year.