Teenager, 17, charged with murder of 15-year-old schoolgirl remanded into custody

• ITV News latest report on the fatal stabbing of schoolgirl Elianne Andam in Croydon

A 17-year-old boy charged with the murder of 15-year-old Elianne Andam has been remanded in custody after appearing in court.

The boy, who has also been charged with possessing a knife, appeared before Croydon Magistrates' Court on Friday.

Wearing a grey tracksuit, he was remanded into custody to appear at the Old Bailey on October 3.

Elianne was fatally wounded in the neck after she disembarked a bus on Wellesley Road in Croydon, at around 8.30am on September 27.

The suspect was arrested a little over an hour later in New Addington.

Nicola Grindey, prosecuting, told the court Elianne was hanging out with two friends before school when the attack happened.

Elianne's family visited the scene where she died on Thursday evening as crowds gathered to honour the schoolgirl.

Her family described her as the "light of our lives", adding she how she was "bright and funny".

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