Boy, 15, arrested in Sussex in connection with 'horrific' murder

By Joe Stack
Published 3rd Jul 2021, 09:59 BST
Updated 3rd Jul 2021, 10:02 BST
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Detectives investigating the murder of a 16-year-old boy in Croydon have made an arrest in Sussex.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder in Brighton on Friday, July 2 in connection with the murder. He was taken to a local police station in East Sussex where he remains at this time.

Police were called at 00:46hrs on Thursday, July 1 to reports of a disturbance at a residential address on Bracken Avenue in Shrublands, Croydon.

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Officers attended and found a 16-year-old male inside the address suffering from stab wounds. They provided immediate first aid prior to the arrival of the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.