Boy, 17, held over girl stabbed to death on bus in Croydon
A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death on a bus on her way to school on Wednesday.
She has been described as “jovial” and “comedic” and was a “much-loved” girl with a “bright future.”
A 17-year-old boy is being questioned by cops in relation to the stabbing death.
A witness said the girl was stabbed in the neck with a foot-long knife.
The boy was arrested around an hour later, he was roughly five miles away. The boy is believed to be known to the victim.
Flowers and cards have been left for the victim, near the scene and the girl’s school has paid tribute.
One of the cards left near the scene of attack read: “Sorry we live in this crazy world. This makes no sense.
“Fly high up there my mummy will look after you. RIP beautiful, forever young, taken too soon.
“Thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends, God bless.”
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley visited the scene and said: “The senseless murder of a 15-year-old girl on her way to school is impossible to comprehend.
“It was moving and humbling to meet many members of the exceptional Croydon community who have come together in support of a family now dealing with the most unimaginable grief.”
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