Schoolgirl, 15, among seven arrested on suspicion of murder after teenager, 18, stabbed to death as cops launch probe
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A 15-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl is among seven people who have been arrested by cops after a teenager was stabbed to death. Officers were called to Rose Avenue in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, after an 18-year-old man was found with a stab wound at 8.20pm yesterday. Despite the best efforts of paramedics at the scene, the victim died just before 9pm on Saturday.
![[Police have launched an urgent probe after a teenager was stabbed to death in the street]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-emergency-services-called-heanor-960388938.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
A murder investigation was launched by Derbyshire Police and four 17-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of killing the man. A 52-year-old man, 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl were also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. All seven people remained in police custody whilst officers continued their enquiries at the scene today.
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Police said the victim's family had been informed and were being assisted by specially trained officers. The name of the man has not been disclosed. Pictures from the residential street showed the area cordoned off with police tape and a blue tent was visible in the middle of the road.
![[Cops have arrested seven people including numerous teenagers]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-emergency-services-called-heanor-960388970.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
As the investigation continues, the force has launched an appeal to the public for any information that will assist them. Detective Chief Inspector Claudia Musson, from the East Midlands Special Operation Unit, said it was being treated as an "isolated incident".
![[Cops said they are treating it as an 'isolated incident']](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-emergency-services-called-heanor-960388944.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
She said in a statement: "We are in the very early stages of the investigation and we are treating it as an isolated incident. "We are keen for anyone with information to contact us as a matter of urgency to assist with the inquiry into the death of this young man.".
![[Police remain at the scene after the horror]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-emergency-services-called-heanor-960388925.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
