Cops arrest fifteen-year-old boy after teen knifed to death at London house party
Teen was second to be stabbed to death on streets in 48 hours
DETECTIVES hunting the killers of a 16-year-old rapper have arrested a teenager in connection with the fatal stabbing.
The victim has yet to be formally identified, but was named locally as the rapper Showkey - a close pal of 17-year-old rapper Myron Yarde who was murdered just four months ago.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with musician's death.
Showkey, who was fatally knifed in the chest during a house party in Peckham on Friday night, was the second teenager to be stabbed to death on the streets of south east London in less than 48 hours.
Cops say "gentle giant" Andrew Oteng-Owusu, 19, died in hospital last Thursday morning, 12 hours after being stabbed less than 50 yards from his family home in Bermondsey.
The two latest London knife murders happened just one mile apart, but detectives don't believe they are linked.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Detectives investigating the murder of a teenager in Peckham have made an arrest.
"A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday and remains in custody.
"Police in Southwark were called to Colegrove Road, Peckham, at 7.19pm on Friday following reports of a disturbance.
"Officers attended and found a male youth, believed to be aged 16, suffering from stab wounds to the upper body.
"The London Ambulance Service and London Air Ambulance attended. The teenager died at the scene a short while later. "Next of kin have been informed."
A post-mortem was held on Saturday which gave the cause of death as a stab wound to chest.
Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command are still investigating.
The murder comes just four months after the killing of another rapper - Myron Yarde, known as MDot.
Myron was found in a pool of his own blood after being stabbed in a street in nearby Lewisham.
Paying tribute to Showkey just hours after his death on Friday night, Andrew Bogle wrote on Facebook: "Another young person’s life taken. This is about the fifth this week, it’s really sad and I’m not sure what is being done to tackle the problem. RIP Showkey."
Fend Dizzle wrote: "It’s a shame another young talent got wasted. R.I.P Showkey – man used to listen to this lil’ don."
Daniel Valentino wrote: "It’s mad how people chat but don’t really know what’s happening – another young life taken too early. RIP Showkey."
Alpo Martinez wrote:"You know your living in a finished generation when a young youth can get stabbed and instead of people helping him they record him dying to put the video on social media. R.I.P Showkey."
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