Boy stabbed to death in school fight

A 15-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in a fight at his school in south London.

The teenager suffered multiple injuries in the incident at Park Campus School in West Norwood.

Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly before 9 a.m. yesterday and took the boy to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A second boy was receiving hospital treatment after being stabbed in the arm during the fight. Three people have been arrested by murder squad detectives investigating the teenager's death.

A Metropolitan Police spokes-man said: "A murder inquiry has been launched after the death of a 15-year-old boy in south London.

"Police, London Ambulance Service and an air ambulance attended the scene to find a 15-year-old male suffering multiple stab wounds. He was taken to a south London hospital and confirmed dead shortly after arrival. A post-mortem will be arranged in due course."

Park Campus is a specialist school educating some of London's most troubled young people, including those with social, behavioural and emotional difficulties.

Launched two years ago, it was hailed as the first school of its kind in Britain, aimed at getting young people back into mainstream education.

The boy was the 13th teenager to be killed in the capital this year and the ninth to die in a stabbing. Last year 14 teenagers were murdered in London, 10 of them stabbed to death and one shot. Senior officers have seen some success in reducing youth violence, partly as a result of a crackdown on those carrying weapons.

Park Campus head teacher Richard Leonard said: "This is a terrible tragedy and the whole school is in shock. We will be providing all the support we can to pupils and their families as the school community tries to come to terms with this awful loss."