Boy Charged With Murder Of Elianne Andam

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Elianne Andam who was stabbed to death in Croydon, south London.

The teenager, whose name is withheld because of his age, is due to appear later at a youth court, sitting at Croydon Magistrates’ Court.

He has also been charged with the possession of a knife.

A vigil was held for the “intelligent and kind” schoolgirl on Thursday evening at the scene of her death.

Relatives visited the scene of the attack on Wellesley Road, with a large group gathering next to a bus stop inside the police cordon.

Police, paramedics, and an air ambulance were called to reports of the stabbing, near the Whitgift Centre, at about 08:30 BST on Wednesday, but Elianne died shortly afterward.

The year 11 pupil at Old Palace of John Whitgift School, in Croydon, had just got off a double-decker bus with a group of friends when she was attacked.

Witnesses said the bus driver and other passers-by tried to save her.

BBC