18/07/2008

Teenager Arrested Over London Stabbing

Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a teenager on the streets of London have arrested a 16-year-old male, Scotland Yard said.

The youth was arrested at his home in the Brixton area in the early hours of Friday morning and is being held in police custody.

Frederick Moody, an 18-year-old student, was found with stab wounds to the stomach at around 7pm on Thursday, in Guildford Road, Lambeth.

A family friend described the victim as a "handsome boy with a bright future ahead of him".

He is the 21st teenager to die in the capital this year.

(CD/JM)

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