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Thousands of pounds raised in name of 16-year-old murder victim in Peterborough

Thousands of pounds has been raised in the name of a 16-year-old boy that was murdered in Peterborough.

A Go Fund Me page has been started by friends of the family of Baye Bireme- known locally as BB- following his tragic death.

Cambridgeshire Police have confirmed that they are treating a death of a 16-year-old in the city as murder after he was fatally stabbed on Sunday evening close to the Orton Centre in Orton Goldhay (April 12).

A 15-year-old boy and 18-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder but as of Tuesday morning (April 14), the force was seeking an extension to their custody time limit from magistrates.

A 16-year-old girl from March has been charged with possessing a knife/bladed article in a public place and is due to appear at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court on May 13. While a 17-year-old girl from Peterborough who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on conditional bail until July 8.

In just over 24 hours, well over £4,000 was raised to support the family.

To support the campaign, visit www.gofundme.com/f/braibrum.

A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out at Peterborough City Hospital on Wednesday (April 15), while a formal identification is yet to be completed is yet to be completed by police.

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