Frederick Moody, an 18-year-old Kingston College student, became the 21st teenager to die in a violent attack this year.
He was found by police with a blade wound to his stomach in Guildford Road, south Lambeth, after officers were called to an assault in progress just after 7pm last night.
He was pronounced dead in hospital at 8.15pm.
Police say up to eight men wearing hooded tops, some with bikes, were involved in the attack. It is rumoured a play water fight in the street may have led to a row that sparked the stabbing.
The 16-year-old suspect was arrested earlier this morning at his home in nearby Brixton.
The funeral of another London teenage stab victim, 16-year-old Ben Kinsella, is taking place today.
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Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Stab victim Ben Kinsella celebrated at fancy dress funeral
Dozens of teenagers dressed in colourful wigs, big sunglasses and T-shirts with anti-knife slogans as they attended the funeral of Ben Kinsella - as they celebrated the life of the 16-year-old, who died after being stabbed in north London during a night out on June 29.
More than 1,000 people packed St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic church in Islington, north London, for the service. They included former EastEnders cast members Michelle Ryan, Gillian Taylforth and James Alexandrou, current stars of the soap Charlie G Hawkins and Joe Swash, and the Birds Of A Feather actor Linda Robson, whose 16-year-old son, Louis, was with Kinsella as he died.
Before the service, his sister, Brooke Kinsella, the former EastEnders actor, pleaded for others to learn from his death and to lay down their weapons. The 24-year-old said: "Enough is enough. Do something now to make sure your brother, sister, son, or best friend's life doesn't end the same awful way.
"The problem is far worse than imagined. It's why we have to act so quickly. We have to inform youngsters and parents of the brutal truth and work hard, right now, to get rid of this menace."
A poem was written shortly before his death it read: "So what comes next for me? God knows. I don't. This is my home now and I've never felt better. I'm not scared any more. There's no weight on my shoulders, no struggle. Let's just see what a future here brings. But at the moment, this is living. Not death."
Kinsella was stabbed several times in York Way, Islington, after a fight in a bar spilled out on to the streets.
Three teenagers have been charged with his murder. Juress Kika, 18, Michael Alleyne, 18, and Jade Braithwaite, 19, have been remanded in custody until October 13.
More than 1,000 people packed St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic church in Islington, north London, for the service. They included former EastEnders cast members Michelle Ryan, Gillian Taylforth and James Alexandrou, current stars of the soap Charlie G Hawkins and Joe Swash, and the Birds Of A Feather actor Linda Robson, whose 16-year-old son, Louis, was with Kinsella as he died.
Before the service, his sister, Brooke Kinsella, the former EastEnders actor, pleaded for others to learn from his death and to lay down their weapons. The 24-year-old said: "Enough is enough. Do something now to make sure your brother, sister, son, or best friend's life doesn't end the same awful way.
"The problem is far worse than imagined. It's why we have to act so quickly. We have to inform youngsters and parents of the brutal truth and work hard, right now, to get rid of this menace."
A poem was written shortly before his death it read: "So what comes next for me? God knows. I don't. This is my home now and I've never felt better. I'm not scared any more. There's no weight on my shoulders, no struggle. Let's just see what a future here brings. But at the moment, this is living. Not death."
Kinsella was stabbed several times in York Way, Islington, after a fight in a bar spilled out on to the streets.
Three teenagers have been charged with his murder. Juress Kika, 18, Michael Alleyne, 18, and Jade Braithwaite, 19, have been remanded in custody until October 13.
Knife crime: Killer jailed for life for stabbing 17-year-old
Nigerian-born Chester Dauda, 21, has been jailed for life after he stabbed Stephen Boachie in the heart outside a pub in Barking in the early hours of January 1 2007, after a scuffle with the victim.
Boachie was the first of 27 London teenagers to be murdered in 2007.
Judge Martin Stephens QC said he must serve at least 14 years and recommended his deportation at the end of the jail term.
Dauda, who moved to Britain in 2004, was pulled off by friends but later fetched a knife from a car. On his return he pushed the teenager on to a car bonnet and stabbed him twice, in the stomach and chest. Initially Dauda told police he had been at Barking mosque and a friend's house on the night of the murder.
Judge Stephens added: "This was a deliberate act of outrageous violence committed on the victim aged but 17. Whatever he may have said or done to you earlier, there can't be the slightest excuse for what you did."
Boachie was the first of 27 London teenagers to be murdered in 2007.
Judge Martin Stephens QC said he must serve at least 14 years and recommended his deportation at the end of the jail term.
Dauda, who moved to Britain in 2004, was pulled off by friends but later fetched a knife from a car. On his return he pushed the teenager on to a car bonnet and stabbed him twice, in the stomach and chest. Initially Dauda told police he had been at Barking mosque and a friend's house on the night of the murder.
Judge Stephens added: "This was a deliberate act of outrageous violence committed on the victim aged but 17. Whatever he may have said or done to you earlier, there can't be the slightest excuse for what you did."
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