The teenage girl who was murdered at an address on Ash Tree Way in Croydon has been identified as 19-year-old Mehak Sharma. She was stabbed to death, and Shail Sharma, 23, was arrested at the scene and charged with her murder.
Ms. Sharma's next of kin have been informed, and a special post-mortem exam will be conducted. This incident marks the nineteenth teenager to be murdered in London this year and the second in Croydon in less than five weeks. The police are urging anyone with information about the incident to come forward.