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| Teenager held over fatal stabbing | Teenager held over fatal stabbing |
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| A 17-year-old has been arrested by police investigating the murder of a mother of two in south London. | A 17-year-old has been arrested by police investigating the murder of a mother of two in south London. |
| Carmelita Tulloch, 51, was stabbed to death as she walked to work in Kennington on Tuesday morning, in what police describe as a frenzied attack. | Carmelita Tulloch, 51, was stabbed to death as she walked to work in Kennington on Tuesday morning, in what police describe as a frenzied attack. |
| Mrs Tulloch, who had two daughters and a granddaughter, died from a stab wound to the neck. | |
| A male youth is understood to have turned up voluntarily at a police station where he was arrested. | A male youth is understood to have turned up voluntarily at a police station where he was arrested. |
| Police sources told BBC London it was a "significant development". | Police sources told BBC London it was a "significant development". |
| Polite woman | Polite woman |
| Mrs Tulloch was only a few minutes' walk from home on her way to work in Vauxhall Cross when she was approached by a man in Wickham Street, shortly after 0900 BST. | Mrs Tulloch was only a few minutes' walk from home on her way to work in Vauxhall Cross when she was approached by a man in Wickham Street, shortly after 0900 BST. |
| A witness told police there had been a struggle and she had fallen to the ground with her attacker on top of her, stabbing her in what was described as a "frenzied manner". | A witness told police there had been a struggle and she had fallen to the ground with her attacker on top of her, stabbing her in what was described as a "frenzied manner". |
| All she's doing is going about her business, going to work and this happens to her... it's disgraceful Steve Dean, shopkeeper | All she's doing is going about her business, going to work and this happens to her... it's disgraceful Steve Dean, shopkeeper |
| Shopkeepers Martin Franklin and Steve Dean told the BBC they were the first to find her after the attack. | Shopkeepers Martin Franklin and Steve Dean told the BBC they were the first to find her after the attack. |
| Mr Franklin described her as a "nice and polite woman" who had passed his shop nearly every morning for 15 years, always saying good morning. | Mr Franklin described her as a "nice and polite woman" who had passed his shop nearly every morning for 15 years, always saying good morning. |
| Mr Dean added: "All she's doing is going about her business, going to work and this happens to her... it's disgraceful." | Mr Dean added: "All she's doing is going about her business, going to work and this happens to her... it's disgraceful." |
| The murder weapon was not found but Mrs Tulloch's handbag was left at the scene, apparently intact. | The murder weapon was not found but Mrs Tulloch's handbag was left at the scene, apparently intact. |
| It is not known if Mrs Tulloch was the victim of a random attack, a mugging which went wrong or whether she knew her assailant. | It is not known if Mrs Tulloch was the victim of a random attack, a mugging which went wrong or whether she knew her assailant. |
| There are extra police patrols in the area and a mobile station at the scene so people can contact officers. | There are extra police patrols in the area and a mobile station at the scene so people can contact officers. |
| A post-mortem examination was due to be carried out on Wednesday afternoon. | A post-mortem examination was due to be carried out on Wednesday afternoon. |