I was just listening to the news randomly a few moments ago and heard the newsreader talking about a 15-year old girl murdered today in South London. I looked up at the screen and recognised the street, which is not very far from my workplace.

Her body was found at 3:45pm, and if I’d taken a particular route (which I often take at lunchtime) when I left work at 5:40pm I would have seen the aftermath, with the forensic teams and investigators. Instead I went straight home, oblivious to this tragedy on my doorstep.

The girl was wearing her school uniform at the time, and now I’m wondering if she went to the same school where I used to go, which is not far from there. She was stabbed at least 10 times, and the murder is not thought to be gang-related. A man in his 30s has been arrested. With just those facts you can imagine a possible scenario, but it’s just speculation.

Written by PJ | Posted in my life

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