A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in West Croydon has been named and pictured for the first time.
Jermaine Cools was attacked during a fight in London Road near West Croydon station shortly after 6.40pm on Thursday (November 18).
Suffering serious stab wounds he managed to make it to a nearby hospital shortly after 7pm.
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But the teenager, who lived in the local area, could not be saved and died a short time later.
His mum, Lorraine Dudek, said she and her family are currently in shock.
Jermaine Cools made it to hospital but died from multiple stab wounds
She told MyLondon: “This was my son Jermaine Cools, we are in shock and in pieces and ask for some time to grieve and make sense of the loss of our amazing beautiful son.”
A post-mortem confirmed Jermaine died of multiple stab wounds and a murder investigation has been launched.
No arrests have been made yet.
Metropolitan Police Detective Chief Inspector Richard Vandenbergh, from Specialist Crime, is leading the investigation.
He said: “While our investigation continues to make good progress I am still appealing to anyone who witnessed this fight in the vicinity of West Croydon station on Thursday evening to come forward.
“I am also keen to hear from any road users who may have captured events on dashcam – your footage could prove to be vital in piecing together what happened.
“Jermaine’s family have been left devastated by his murder and we need to identify the person responsible for this.
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Jermaine is now the 27th teenage homicide victim in London this year.
The highest number of teenage fatalities in the city was 29 in 2008, but there are fears London could pass that sad total by the end of 2021.
Any witnesses, or anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101, quoting reference CAD 6179/18Nov, tweet @MetCC or call Crimestoppers, 100 per cent anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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