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19/04/2010
Stab Victim Dies At Birthday Party
A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death outside a 16th birthday party in Croydon, south London.
Later named as Wesley Sterling the victim was initially not thought to have been a guest at the party, which was held at Croydon Sports Arena, but police have now confirmed he was.
A police spokesman said: "On arrival they found a youth in a walkway near the club with serious chest wounds."
He was pronounced dead at the scene and a post-mortem found the cause of death to be a single stab wound to the chest.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the investigation but has been released on bail until June.
The spokesman said there had been another incident at the same place, around an hour before the victim was found, when between six and eight people had tried to gatecrash the party.
Detective Inspector Alison Hepworth said: "We know there were many guests at the party and would appeal to them to come forward with information on what happened."
(LB/BMcC)
Later named as Wesley Sterling the victim was initially not thought to have been a guest at the party, which was held at Croydon Sports Arena, but police have now confirmed he was.
A police spokesman said: "On arrival they found a youth in a walkway near the club with serious chest wounds."
He was pronounced dead at the scene and a post-mortem found the cause of death to be a single stab wound to the chest.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the investigation but has been released on bail until June.
The spokesman said there had been another incident at the same place, around an hour before the victim was found, when between six and eight people had tried to gatecrash the party.
Detective Inspector Alison Hepworth said: "We know there were many guests at the party and would appeal to them to come forward with information on what happened."
(LB/BMcC)
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