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15-year-old boy charged with 2nd-degree murder: London police

The front of London police headquarters. Matthew Trevithick/980 CFPL

A day after a woman was fatally stabbed in West London, police say a 15-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the case.

Police say the suspect cannot be named under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Read more: Major crime section investigating after death of West London stabbing victim

Police say that around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, they were called to a home in the 100 block of Britannia Avenue in relation to a stabbing investigation.

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Officers found a woman with obvious stab wounds. She was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.

According to police, a suspect was arrested.

Roughly three hours later, police announced that the victim had died of her injuries and that the investigation has been reassigned to the major crime section.

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The investigation is ongoing.

— with files from Global News’ Jaclyn Carbone.

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