By Press Association 2021
Fares Maatou
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in east London.
Fares Maatou, also 14, died at the scene of the attack in Barking Road, Newham, on Friday afternoon.
The Metropolitan Police said a 14-year-old who was arrested on Friday has been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
He will appear in custody at Stratford Youth Court on Monday.
People place flowers at the scene in Barking Road, Newham, where 14-year-old Fares Maatou was knifed to death on Friday (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday and remains in police custody.
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A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of schoolboy Fares Maatou,14, who was stabbed in East Ham, Newham on Friday afternoon, as friends left floral tributes at the scene.