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| Pimlico stabbing: Teenage boy dies | |
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| A teenage boy has been stabbed to death in central London. | A teenage boy has been stabbed to death in central London. |
| The Metropolitan Police said the attack happened at about 18:50 GMT on Sunday in the Lupus Street area of Pimlico. | The Metropolitan Police said the attack happened at about 18:50 GMT on Sunday in the Lupus Street area of Pimlico. |
| The boy, believed to be aged 16, was taken to a south London but died two hours later. | The boy, believed to be aged 16, was taken to a south London but died two hours later. |
| Officers said they were treating his death as murder and said no arrests had yet been made. Lupus Street has been closed while investigations take place. | Officers said they were treating his death as murder and said no arrests had yet been made. Lupus Street has been closed while investigations take place. |
| A police spokesman said they would "retain an open mind" about the circumstances and motives of the attack. | A police spokesman said they would "retain an open mind" about the circumstances and motives of the attack. |
| 'Reeling and swaying' | 'Reeling and swaying' |
| A 22-year-old resident of a block of flats overlooking the murder scene, said: "I came outside just seconds after it happened because I heard a lot of commotion and the victim was shouting. | A 22-year-old resident of a block of flats overlooking the murder scene, said: "I came outside just seconds after it happened because I heard a lot of commotion and the victim was shouting. |
| "I came outside and saw the victim standing and holding his stomach and about three or four young blokes running down the street opposite. | "I came outside and saw the victim standing and holding his stomach and about three or four young blokes running down the street opposite. |
| "He was reeling and swaying for about 20 seconds and then fell and then people started gathering and calling the ambulance." | "He was reeling and swaying for about 20 seconds and then fell and then people started gathering and calling the ambulance." |
| He added: "I am surprised that this has happened right on my front doorstep. I always had the impression that Pimlico was a quiet and affluent area." | He added: "I am surprised that this has happened right on my front doorstep. I always had the impression that Pimlico was a quiet and affluent area." |
| Councillor Nickie Aiken, from Westminster City Council, said the murder would be top of the agenda when she met Metropolitan Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe later. | Councillor Nickie Aiken, from Westminster City Council, said the murder would be top of the agenda when she met Metropolitan Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe later. |
| "Once more we have seen the tragic blight that knife culture has inflicted on the capital," she said. | "Once more we have seen the tragic blight that knife culture has inflicted on the capital," she said. |
| "Our thoughts are with the family of this teenager and we will offer whatever help we can." | "Our thoughts are with the family of this teenager and we will offer whatever help we can." |