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| Pair quizzed over stabbing death | Pair quizzed over stabbing death |
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| Two youths have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed in east London. | |
| The boy, named locally as Steven Lewis, was found by police on Whitwell Road, Plaistow, on Saturday night. A group of youths ran off as the officers arrived. | |
| The boy was taken to hospital where he died soon afterwards. Two youths thought to be aged about 17 were held. | The boy was taken to hospital where he died soon afterwards. Two youths thought to be aged about 17 were held. |
| The Met Police said the 15-year-old was the first teenager to have met a violent death in London in 2009. | The Met Police said the 15-year-old was the first teenager to have met a violent death in London in 2009. |
| Last year, 28 teenagers were killed in violent incidents in the city. | Last year, 28 teenagers were killed in violent incidents in the city. |
| I was expecting a fight but I wasn't expecting anyone to get stabbed Eyewitness | |
| A fingertip search of the scene is being carried out and several police officers are examining the area for evidence and speaking to residents. | A fingertip search of the scene is being carried out and several police officers are examining the area for evidence and speaking to residents. |
| Police have cordoned off the area between the junction of Barking Road and Balaam Street up to the Foresters Arms pub in Abbey Street. | Police have cordoned off the area between the junction of Barking Road and Balaam Street up to the Foresters Arms pub in Abbey Street. |
| Det Ch Insp Simon Moring said officers found the body of the boy at about 2245 GMT, 15 minutes after a party at St Cedd's church hall ended. | |
| 'Arms swinging' | |
| He said: "I want to know what happened in that 15-minute period. | He said: "I want to know what happened in that 15-minute period. |
| "Clearly this was a tragic stabbing of a young man who was in the prime of his life, he was just 15 years old... " | "Clearly this was a tragic stabbing of a young man who was in the prime of his life, he was just 15 years old... " |
| A local man, who did not want to be identified, said his nephew was a friend of the victim, and that both of them were "threatened". | A local man, who did not want to be identified, said his nephew was a friend of the victim, and that both of them were "threatened". |
| He said: "He [the victim] was not a knife carrier. He just went to a party to meet his mates. But his mates weren't there and a group of lads came and he got stabbed." | He said: "He [the victim] was not a knife carrier. He just went to a party to meet his mates. But his mates weren't there and a group of lads came and he got stabbed." |
| Tributes have been left for the victim at the scene of the stabbing | Tributes have been left for the victim at the scene of the stabbing |
| A 15-year-old girl, who also did not want to be named, said the stabbing followed a row at a fund-raising event at the church hall attended by about 100 people. | |
| The party was brought to an end at 2230 GMT after a fight broke out, she said. | The party was brought to an end at 2230 GMT after a fight broke out, she said. |
| She said: "I saw pushing and arms swinging around. Then the bouncers came in and said the party has been knocked off. | She said: "I saw pushing and arms swinging around. Then the bouncers came in and said the party has been knocked off. |
| "I was expecting a fight but I wasn't expecting anyone to get stabbed. There is always a fight, that is why I left early." | "I was expecting a fight but I wasn't expecting anyone to get stabbed. There is always a fight, that is why I left early." |
| Another local resident, who saw the incident from her home, said: "There were between 50 to 100 kids and there was a lot of screaming and shouting." | Another local resident, who saw the incident from her home, said: "There were between 50 to 100 kids and there was a lot of screaming and shouting." |