The scene at East Croydon stabbing
A 16-year-old has been charged with the murder of a teenage boy at East Croydon station.
Louis Johnson, also 16, was stabbed to death in a violent attack that lasted 40 seconds on Monday afternoon. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
British Transport Police arrested a 16-year-old in Balham on Wednesday in connection with the murder of Louis.
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BTP have today charged that teenager - who is from Balham but cannot be named for legal reasons - with murder.
He is now due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on Friday, January 31.
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