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| Arrest over youth club stabbing | Arrest over youth club stabbing |
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| A 16-year-old youth has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenager outside a Liverpool youth club. | A 16-year-old youth has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenager outside a Liverpool youth club. |
| Joseph Lappin, 16, was fatally stabbed when he and two friends were attacked by up to 15 youths near Shrewsbury House Youth Club in Everton on Monday. | Joseph Lappin, 16, was fatally stabbed when he and two friends were attacked by up to 15 youths near Shrewsbury House Youth Club in Everton on Monday. |
| A 16-year-old from the Kirkdale area was arrested on Wednesday and is due to be questioned by officers. | A 16-year-old from the Kirkdale area was arrested on Wednesday and is due to be questioned by officers. |
| Two youths who were earlier arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail. | Two youths who were earlier arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail. |
| Joseph, an army cadet, and his friends were attacked as they left the club after watching a band. | Joseph, an army cadet, and his friends were attacked as they left the club after watching a band. |
| Parents' appeal | Parents' appeal |
| Police said a 17-year-old who was stabbed twice was "incredibly lucky" to have survived. | Police said a 17-year-old who was stabbed twice was "incredibly lucky" to have survived. |
| A third friend, also aged 17, suffered minor injuries. | A third friend, also aged 17, suffered minor injuries. |
| John and Toni Lappin visit the scene of their son's death | |
| Det Supt Steve Naylor, of Merseyside Police, said: "We know that two people played a key role in the attack on Joseph and his friends. | Det Supt Steve Naylor, of Merseyside Police, said: "We know that two people played a key role in the attack on Joseph and his friends. |
| "One of those two was the person responsible for both stabbings." | "One of those two was the person responsible for both stabbings." |
| Joseph's parents John and Toni Lappin appealed to the parents of the killers to speak to police. | Joseph's parents John and Toni Lappin appealed to the parents of the killers to speak to police. |
| The couple said they were "devastated". | The couple said they were "devastated". |
| "As a mother I would appeal to all the mothers of those involved - understand our grief, come forward," Mrs Lappin said. | "As a mother I would appeal to all the mothers of those involved - understand our grief, come forward," Mrs Lappin said. |