Girl, 16, arrested over murder of stabbed 22-year-old

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A 16-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the stabbing of a man in south London.

Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez, 22, from Dagenham, was stabbed and pronounced dead in Samos Road, Anerley, on Sunday in what detectives believe was an attack by four or five suspects.

The teenage girl, who was arrested on Friday morning, is the third person to be arrested over the stabbing.

Two men, aged 19 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday and both have been released under investigation.

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