Full police statement as Croydon girl, 15, dies as officers support devastated family
Metropolitan Police has issued a full statement after a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death on a Croydon school bus. A huge police response descended on Wellesley Road outside the Whitgift Centre at 8.30am this morning (Wednesday, September 27). Despite the best efforts from paramedics, she died just after 9.20am. Police have now confirmed a teenage boy, likely known to the victim, has been arrested. Traffic is at standstill in the area as the road remains shut following the stabbing. A forensic tent is in place, while emergency vehicles were pictured outside the Whitgift Centre. Chief Superintendent Andy Brittain, in charge of local policing, 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. LIVE: Girl, 15, dies after Croydon school bus stabbing outside Whitgift Centre as teenage boy arrested The scene of the stabbing in Croydon (Image: David Nathan/99...