Highbury Fields stabbing: Two boys arrested on suspicion of murdering Deshaun James Tuitt, 15, in north London

Deshaun James Tuitt
Met Police
Lydia Chantler-Hicks21 September 2022
WEST END FINAL

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Two boys aged 14 and 15 have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was fatally stabbed in Highbury Fields.

They are the fifth and sixth people to be arrested in connection with the murder of Deshaun James Tuitt, 15, who was attacked in the popular open space in Islington on August 4.

Police and paramedics were sent to the scene where he was found fatally stabbed shortly before 9pm.

Deshaun was given treatment but despite the best efforts of medics, sadly died in hospital a short time later.

His family have been informed and they continue to be supported by specialist officers.

On Friday, a 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder. Four days later, on Tuesday, a 14-year-old boy was also arrested on suspicion of murder.

Both were taken to an east London police station and were later bailed to return on a date in mid-October.Three people previously arrested on suspicion of murder - a 15-year-old boy, and two 14-year-old boys - have also been released on bail, as has a 34-year-old woman who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Detective Chief Inspector Joanna Yorke, of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “Despite these arrests we are still very keen to hear from anyone who has information or footage relating to this incident.

“We are working hard to piece together a timeline of events that led to Deshaun’s murder and I urge anyone who saw something, or captured footage, to get in touch without delay.

“Deshaun’s devastated loved ones are asking why this happened – if you have information please get in touch and help us to give them the answers they so desperately need.”

Information or footage can be provided to police at Public Portal (mipp.police.uk).

Alternatively, you can contact police direct on 020 8345 3865, call 101 or Tweet @MetCC quoting 7948/4AUG.

To remain 100 per cent anonymous, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in