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Man, 29, is arrested on suspicion of murder after 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death on night of violence in London

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death on a night of bloodshed in south London on Monday, the Metropolitan Police has said.

The boy, who has been named as 16-year-old Keane Flynn-Harling, was discovered suffering from stab injuries in Lambeth.

The Met said the man was arrested on Thursday afternoon and remains in custody at a south London police station.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after Keane Flynn-Harling (pictured) was stabbed to death in south London on Monday

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after Keane Flynn-Harling was stabbed to death in south London on Monday

Officers were called to Oval Place just before midnight and attended along with members of the London Ambulance service - but the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the victim's next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

Enquiries remain ongoing and the Met have urged anyone with further information to come forward.

Just hours earlier, a 15-year-old boy was killed in Woolwich, southeast London in front of horrified onlookers in broad daylight.   

According to witnesses, he tried to use an umbrella to fight off his attackers but died at the scene, the Evening Standard reports.

On Tuesday, friends and family arrived to lay flowers and cards at the scene in Lambeth - paying tribute to the 'friendly, bubbly' Keane.

Police near to the scene in Lambeth where a 16-year-old boy was killed on Monday evening

Police near to the scene in Lambeth where a 16-year-old boy was killed on Monday evening

Multiple bunches of flowers and messages were left tied to nearby railings addressed to 'Keane', and signed by aunts and uncles.

'I'm so sorry you're gone. We love you so much, rest in perfect peace,' read one, while another said 'love you with all my heart baby boy, we love you millions.'

'Keano, taken too soon. Sleep tight with the angels,' said another.

Speaking to the PA news agency a family friend of the boy described him as 'nice, friendly, bubbly... a nice character,' and said she had known him all his life.

Tributes and flowers have been left at the scene of a fatal stabbing in Oval Place, Lambeth

Tributes and flowers have been left at the scene of a fatal stabbing in Oval Place, Lambeth

Chief Superintendent Colin Wingrove, responsible for local policing in Lambeth and Southwark, said: 'I am shocked and saddened by the senseless loss of another young life to knife crime.

'I am also deeply saddened that another family experiences the painful loss of a son, and the trauma knife crime brings is once again experienced in our local community.

'Every loss of life is a tragedy and this needless violence must end. I urge anyone with information to come forward.'

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 8532/05Jul. 

The grim roll of teens killed in London in first six months of 2021 

January 20: Anas Mezenner, 17, died in hospital after being stabbed in Tottenham the previous evening. Two boys, both aged 16, were charged with murder.  

January 25: Romario Opia, 15, was stabbed to death in Archway. 

February 11: Hani Solomon, 19, was stabbed to death outside Parsons Green tube station. Two teenagers were charged with murder. 

February 19: Drekwon Patterson, 16, died in hospital after being stabbed in Wembley the previous evening. 

February 26: Ahmed Beker, 19, was stabbed to death on Paddington Green. 

March 3: Tai O'Donnel, 19, was stabbed to death in Croydon. A woman, 22, was charged with murder. 

March 6: Mazaza Owusu-Mensah, 18, was stabbed to death in Abbey Wood. 

March 8: Nikolay Vandev, 19, was stabbed to death in Tottenham. Two boys, aged 15 and 17, were charged with murder. 

March 10: Ezra Okobia, 14, died in hospital four days after his five-year-old brother Joseph Okobia died following a fire in the family's flat in Greenwich. Their mother, Victoria Amaning, 34, died from her injuries on March 11. Police believe the fire was started deliberately inside the address and ruled out the involvement of a third party. 

March 17: Hussain Chaudhry, 18 was stabbed to death in Walthamstow. A teenager was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder. 

April 10: Levi Ernest-Morrison, 17, was fatally stabbed in Sydenham. A woman, aged 36, was charged with murder. 

April 23: Fares Maatou, 14, was stabbed to death in Canning Town. 

April 26: Abubakar 'Junior' Jah, 18, was stabbed and shot in Canning Town. 

May 7: Daniel Laskos, 16, was stabbed to death in Harold Wood. Five teenagers were charged with murder. 

June 8: Taylor Cox, 19, was shot in Crouch Hill. A teenager, aged 19, was charged with murder. 

June 10: Denardo Samuels-Brooks, 17, was fatally stabbed in Streatham. Four teenagers were charged. 

June 11: Jalan Woods-Bell, 15, was stabbed in Hayes. A boy, aged 15, was charged with murder. 

June 25: A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death in Sydenham.

July 1: Camron Smith, 16, is stabbed to death in Croydon shortly after midnight

July 5: A 15-year-old boy is stabbed to death in Woolwich at 5pm

July 5: A 16-year-old boy is stabbed to death in Oval Place, Lambeth, at about 11.45pm.

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