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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

Elianne Andam: family of girl killed in Croydon pay tribute to ‘light of our lives’

Elianne Andam
Elianne Andam died in the street after being attacked on Wednesday morning in Croydon. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA

The parents of a teenage girl stabbed during morning rush-hour have described her as the “light of our lives” before visiting the site of her death in south London.

Elianne Andam was named as the 15-year-old victim of the daylight attack on Wellesley Road in Croydon on Wednesday morning.

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