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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Emily Pennink

Elianne was standing up for friend ‘doing what she thought was right’

People attend a vigil outside the Whitgift shopping centre in Croydon, south London, a week after Elianne Andam was stabbed. October 4, 2023. - (PA Archive)

Elianne Andam had ambitions to become a human rights lawyer and was killed standing up for her friend and “doing what she thought was right”, a senior police officer has said.

Detective Chief Inspector Becky Woodsford praised the bravery of Elianne’s friends and family as well as members of the public who tried to save the 15-year-old after she was fatally stabbed outside the Whitgift shopping centre in Croydon, south London.

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