Third man arrested in connection with death of teenager Adam Pervaiz in Deptford
18-year-old found dead in Deptford flats
9 May 2009
A THIRD man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenager at a block of flats in Deptford.
Detectives are investigating whether the death of Adam Pervaiz, 18, was linked to a drug deal.
The victim was found dead on Thursday in a communal stairwell at the flats in south-east London.
A post-mortem examination revealed he died from stab wounds to the leg.
The latest man - a 20-year-old - to be arrested on suspicion of murder was taken to a south London police station.
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He was being questioned after an 18-year-old and 20-year-old were released. The 20-year-old was bailed, while the 18-year-old was freed without charge.
The inquiry was launched after Greenwich borough officers and paramedics discovered the gravely injured man at about noon on Thursday.
He was pronounced dead at the scene in a two-storey block of duplex flats in Shearwater Court, Abinger Grove. His family has been informed.
Forensic officers continued to scour the scene yesterday after erecting a police tent and covering a car with blue plastic sheeting.
The investigation is being conducted by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Homicide and Serious Crime Command, led by Acting Detective Chief Inspector Rick Murphy.
Across the capital, police appealed for information after a teenager was stabbed in a fight in Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen.
Officers found a 15-year-old boy with a non-life-threatening stab wound to his upper-right chest at about 3.30pm yesterday. Three boys - two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old - were arrested.
Anyone with information about either crime can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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