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Last Updated: Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 15:49 GMT 16:49 UK
Reward offer over teenager murder
Ben Hitchcock
Ben Hitchcock was stabbed
Police have put up a �10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killers of a 16-year-old boy.

Ben Hitchcock was stabbed in the stomach in Beckenham, south-east London, when a fight broke out over gate crashers at a party on 23 June.

Officers have appealed for witnesses on websites such as Gone Too Soon and have visited a youth club used by Ben.

Eighteen youths arrested over the death are on bail until 8 August.

Det Ch Insp Dave Garwood said: "We are certain that someone knows who used the knife that killed Ben.

"We need to hear from them, for the sake of Ben's family and many friends."

Post-mortem results showed Ben died from a stab wound to the abdomen.


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