Two boys held over Damilola Taylor murder

Two boys have been arrested in connection with the murder of 10-year-old London schoolboy Damilola Taylor.

Two boys have been arrested in connection with the murder of 10-year-old London schoolboy Damilola Taylor.

British police say a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old have been detained at addresses in Peckham in south-east London.

The boys have not been detained before and the arrests bring the total number so far to 15.

Both suspects in custody are black youths.

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The child bled to death after being stabbed on his way home from an after-school computer class in a library in November.

The youngster had only recently arrived from his native Nigeria. His mother believed he was being bullied at school.

Police have made a number of appeals for help in tracing three boys who were seen near to a stairwell where the child collapsed on a north Peckham estate. PA