Schoolgirl stabbed to death in Croydon 'on her way to class'
dailyrecord.co.ukA 15-year-old girl has died after she was stabbed to death while reportedly heading to school. Emergency services were called to Wellesley Road in Croydon, South London at around 8.30am to reports that the girl had been stabbed.
Both the land and air ambulance attended but she was pronounced dead at the scene 50 minutes later.Around an hour and 15 minutes after the stabbing, police arrested a teenage boy in connection with the girl's death.
Footage posted on social media showed several police cars and ambulance vehicles near a bus in Croydon on Wednesday morning.Chief Superintendent Andy Brittain said: "Our immediate thoughts are with this young girl's family who are facing the most tragic of news.
Our officers are with the girl's family to support them. I am in contact with the local community, who are clearly as concerned as we are about this tragic incident.
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