A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death in south-east London, becoming one of the youngest persons in British criminal history to be charged with murder.
The boy was among four teenagers who have been arrested on suspicion of murder of an 18-year-old man which took plance in Wells Park Road in Sydenham on yesterday evening.
Police was called the spot amid reports of a fight in progress between a group of youths.
The youth was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin have been told.
Two 15-year-olds and a 17-year-old youth were also arrested, the BBC reported.
They are in custody at various police stations across south London.
A second youth, also aged 17, was also stabbed and taken to a south London hospital where he remains in a stable condition, the report said.
Detective Chief Inspector Russell Taylor, of the Metropolitan Police, said: "Many people would have witnessed the attack as well as the aftermath.
"I would urge those people to contact officers so that we can piece together the events that led up to this murder."
The force said officers were investigating whether the killing was gang related, the report said.
Last month, a 13-year-old boy became one of the youngest persons in British criminal history to be charged with murder.
The unnamed boy was arrested for the killing of a 39- year-old man in Roehampton in south-west London on April 22.
