Teenage Girl Fatally Stabbed Near London, Suspect Arrested

A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death while on her way to school in Croydon, south London. A 17-year-old male suspect, who may have known the victim, has been arrested in connection with her death. Stabbings involving young people are not uncommon in London, but it is relatively rare for such incidents to involve girls. The girl, a student at a private girls' school, was pronounced dead at the scene. The local community and London Mayor Sadiq Khan expressed their condolences.