Girl, 17, stabbed to death in London

A young woman was killed in Camberwell, south London, and a 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Image: Police were called to Brisbane Street to reports of a stabbing. Pic: Google Street View

A 17-year-old girl has been stabbed to death in London.

Police were called at 12.16pm to an address in Camberwell, south London, on Thursday to reports of a stabbing.

London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance were also called to Brisbane Street.

They pronounced the teenager dead at the scene.

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A 21-year-old man who was known to her has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and is currently in custody at a south London police station.

Her next of kin have been made aware of her death.

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