Birthday brawl led to fatal stabbing

Murder squad detectives suspect a mass brawl at an 18th birthday sparked a shooting and fatal stabbing.

Daniel Thompson-Graham, 18, was repeatedly stabbed near East Dulwich railway station, in south London, in the early hours of Saturday. He was one of dozens of young men thrown out of nearby Dulwich Hamlet FC after a young woman's birthday celebration descended into violence. A second teenager, aged 14, was shot in the leg in a clash in the car park of a nearby supermarket.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a 13-year-old boy was arrested yesterday on suspicion of attempted murder over the shooting.

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One witness said Mr Thompson-Graham was chased by up to 15 young men before he was fatally attacked near Grove Vale library. Witnesses said up to 70 young men were thrown out of the clubhouse after a fight broke out. The party was shut down early.

Police and paramedics called to Melbourne Grove shortly after midnight found Thompson-Graham, of Peckham Rye, with stab wounds.

He died in hospital two hours later.

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