Six arrests in Gallions Reach murder investigation

Shanur Ahmed was found dead on Tuesday morning

Six people have been arrested by police investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy in Gallions Reach.

Shanur Ahmed was found in scrubland near the DLR station on at around 8.30am Tuesday morning.

His family had reported him missing hours earlier when he failed to return to the family home in Manor Park.

His cause of death has been revealed as a head injury.

Today, police have arrested a 20-year-old man, three boys aged 17, and two 16-year-old boys on suspicion of Shanur’s murder.

Four of the boys have also been arrested on suspicion of robbery in connection with am incident in Prince Regent Lane on Monday afternoon, in which a teenager was stabbed.

Police are treating that stabbing as being related to Shanur’s death.

A group of around 30 males were also seen near Gallions Reach DLR Station on Monday evening, some of them were reportedly armed with baseball bats. 

Gallions Reach DLR station, near where Shanur was found (credit: Google Maps)

Detective Chief Inspector Larry Smith said: “Enquiries continue at pace following the tragic death of another young person in London due to violence. I can provide every reassurance that my team is working as hard as possible to find answers for Shanur’s family.

“Lines of inquiry continue to include whether previous disputes or the large group of males seen near Gallions Reach DLR station around 8pm on Monday evening, could be key to understanding what led to Shanur’s death.

“We re-iterate our appeal for anyone with information not to keep this to themselves and we are very keen to speak to anybody who was using the station at that time.

“It doesn’t matter whether you call us directly, or want to stay anonymous – just make the call and tell us what you know.”

Any witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to call detectives on 0208 345 3985 or make contact via Twitter @MetCC. Please quote CAD 1573/03MAR.

To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.

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