The first picture has emerged of the 15-year-old schoolgirl who was stabbed to death on her way to school in South London.

She has been named locally as Eliyanna Andam, a pupil at Old Palace of John Whitgift, a private girls school in Croydon.

The girl was travelling to school when a row broke out between herself, her friends and other pupils from a local school, witnesses claim.

The argument is said to have spilt out of the number 60 bus and on to the pavement outside a shopping centre, where the girl was attacked by a young man at around 8.30am.

One girl was seen being held back, screaming: “That’s my best friend,” as she tried to push past the crowds to reach the wounded teenager.

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