Boy arrested in Damilola investigation

Thirteen people have been questioned over the death of Damilola, above

LONDON, England -- A 15-year-old boy was arrested in a dawn raid on Thursday by police investigating the murder of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor.

The youth was being questioned at a London police station, said a Scotland Yard spokeswoman.

He was arrested at an address in Camberwell, south London, close to the run-down estate in Peckham where Damilola bled to death after being stabbed in the leg on November 27.

The 15-year-old, who is black, is the 13th suspect to be questioned about the death of Nigerian-born Damilola.

Eleven boys, aged between 12 and 16, were arrested in a major police operation last week but were later released without charge.

A 39-year-old woman has also been questioned.

The Scotland Yard spokeswoman said the 15-year-old picked arrested on Thursday had not been arrested before.

Police also searched another address on Thursday but made no further arrests.

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