#Socialites, this is so heartbreaking. A 15-year-old girl, who was a student at the Old Palace of John Whitgift private school, was recently stabbed to death after she tried to defend her friend who rejected an ex-boyfriend.
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According to reports, the teenage victim, identified as Elianne Andam, an aspiring lawyer, was stabbed in the neck and chest with a machete-style blade while at a public bus stop in Croydon, South West London. During the incident, which happened on Wednesday morning (September 27), Andam is said to have stepped in to “protect her friend,” who reportedly rejected flowers and a love letter from an ex-boyfriend trying to reunite.
A witness claimed, “He gave her the flowers and she threw them away. Her friends all dispersed when she went down. After that, the boy apparently stabbed her, blood gushing out.”
Police were called to Wellesley Road with a report of a student, of Nigerian descent and from a devout Christian family, being stabbed. A red double-decker bus driver and various people passing by tried to initially assist the 15-year-old girl until paramedics arrived. Sadly, despite their efforts to save her, she died on the pavement about 40 minutes later, and just yards away from her school.
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Speaking on the incident, Sir Mark Rowley, the head of London’s Metropolitan Police who visited the crime scene later that evening, called the murder “senseless” and “impossible to comprehend.” The Met Police also confirmed that the suspect, a 17-year-old boy, who is believed to have known the victim who was trying to defend her friend, was arrested that day in the Croydon area. He remains in police custody at a South London police station.
Meanwhile, Chief Superintendent Andy Brittain later added at a press conference, “This is every parent’s worst nightmare. I know the officers who responded this morning, along with our emergency service colleagues, are devastated at the victim’s death. This is an emotion I share, and I know people across Croydon will be feeling the same.”
Also speaking out was former Met Chief Supt. Simon Ovens, who said, “Police have got to get to grips with young people carrying knives. There has been a huge drop in stop-and-search in the last ten years. Police are scared of stopping young people in the street because of the risk of complaints. Youngsters are therefore prepared to carry knives because they know the chance of being found with a weapon is so low. As well as carrying knives they are prepared to use them and never think about the consequences for their victim or themselves.”
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