18th stab victim

Another teenager's died after a stabbing in London.

Shakilus Townsend is the 18th young victim of knife crime in our capital this year.

The 16 year old was knifed in Thornton Heath in south London.

He suffered multiple injuries during the incident just after 2pm yesterday afternoon.

Police say he died in hospital during the night.

He was attacked four days after 16 year-old Ben Kinsella was knifed to death in north London.

The student was stabbed outside a bar in Islington in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Three teenagers, aged 18 and 19, have been charged with Ben's murder and are due in court later.