A 16-year-old boy is alleged to have knifed a 20-year-old man in the chest in a road rage attack.

The teenager is due in court later following the death of Ben Lines in Barnehurst Avenue, Bexley, on Sunday afternoon.

Ben, a former Welling School student from nearby Belvedere, was taken to hospital following the clash just before 3pm but medics were unable to save him and he died at 5.30pm.

Witnesses reported seeing men fighting in the street in the run up to the stabbing, with at least two men said to have fled.#

A 16-year-old who attended a south London police station has now been charged with murder and causing actual bodily harm. He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Bromley Youth court today.

Another 16-year-old boy arrested at the time on suspicion of attempted murder has now been released without charge, while a 17-year-old boy, who was arrested on Monday at an address in Dartford on suspicion of murder, has been released on bail until a date later this month.

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Detective Chief Inspector Mark Cranwell said: “A young man has been stabbed to death on a Sunday afternoon in the street, and now his family are left mourning and looking for answers.

“I am asking anyone with information, or who witnessed this fatal stabbing, to call police. In particular, I want to hear from you if you were passing around the time of the stabbing and may have recorded your car journey on a dashcam.

“You can answer the questions that are being asked by a grieving family by calling police and telling us what you know.”

Anyone who has information that could assist police is asked to call 101 ref CAD 4418/13 Oct.

Police at the scene. Video: UKNIP

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