A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder and attempted murder of two teenagers.
Tamim Ian Habimana, also 15, was found with a single stab wound when officers were called to reports of an attack in Woolwich, south-east London shortly after 5.20pm on Monday.
He was pronounced dead at the scene in Woolwich New Road at 6.08pm, despite the efforts of emergency services to save him.
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A 15-year-old boy was due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Saturday charged over the death.
He is also charged with the attempted murder of another 15-year-old and possession of an offensive weapon.
Two other boys, aged 14 and 15, remain in custody at a police station in south London, having also been arrested on suspicion of Tamim’s murder.
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