Detectives investigating the murder of 17-year-old Vasilaki Kakko in Holloway have made an arrest.
The man, believed aged 20, was arrested on Monday, 30 November in Bognor Regis, West Sussex on suspicion murder by officers from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command, assisted by Sussex Police.
The man was taken into custody at a Sussex police station and will be transferred to a south London police station.
The investigation continues.
On Monday, 23 November police were called at approximately 20:50hrs to reports of a male stabbed in Yoke Close, off North Road, N7.
London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance also attended and teenager was pronounced dead at the scene at 21:22hrs. Next of kin have been informed.
He was Vasilaki Kakko, 17 (26.03.98) of Newington Green.
A post-mortem examination held at Whittington Hospital Mortuary on the afternoon of Wednesday, 25 November, gave cause of death as a stab wound to the neck.
Officers retain an open mind as to any motive at this time.
Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to call the incident room on 020 8721 4961 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org.
