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Fourteen teenagers have been arrested after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a fight between two gangs. | Fourteen teenagers have been arrested after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a fight between two gangs. |
Officers found the boy with serious injuries after the attack in Southend Road, Beckenham, south-east London, shortly before midnight on Saturday. | Officers found the boy with serious injuries after the attack in Southend Road, Beckenham, south-east London, shortly before midnight on Saturday. |
The boy, who has not been identified, was taken to hospital but pronounced dead when he arrived. | The boy, who has not been identified, was taken to hospital but pronounced dead when he arrived. |
Police said 14 teenagers arrested over the death were being held at various police stations in south London. | Police said 14 teenagers arrested over the death were being held at various police stations in south London. |
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We were called... to reports of a fight in the street, now believed to have been between two 'gangs' in Southend Road, Beckenham. | |
"Upon arrival, officers found a white male... suffering serious injuries, which we believe may have been as the result of stabbing." | "Upon arrival, officers found a white male... suffering serious injuries, which we believe may have been as the result of stabbing." |