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West Kensington stabbing: Boy, 15, charged with murder after Ayub Hassan, 17, knifed to death in London

Ayub Hassan, 17, was stabbed to death outside a Waitrose supermarket near West Kensington tube station (Picture: PA)

A teenage boy has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in west London, police said.

It comes after Ayub Hassan, 17, was stabbed to death outside a Waitrose supermarket near West Kensington tube station on Thursday.

The teen, from Shepherd's Bush, was found with stab wounds to the chest in Lanfrey Place.

A family friend earlier paid tribute to him as a "kind and handsome" boy with ambitions of becoming a barrister.

The scene in Lanfrey Place on Thursday (NIGEL HOWARD)

Police said his next of kin have been informed and a post-mortem examination is due to take place on Sunday.

The 15-year-old boy charged with his murder will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning.

Scotland Yards said four teenage boys were arrested in total as part of the investigation.

A 17-year-old has been bailed pending further inquiries to a date in mid-April.

An 18-year-old and a 15-year-old have been released with no further action.

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