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Elianne Andam: he 'wore mask & pulled knife from waistband' before stabbing Croydon girl repeatedly’

It's was claimed that her attacker wearing a mask and gloves had removed a large knife from his waistband and stabbed Elianne repeatedly.

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3 October 2023 at 23:29Updated 31 March 2026 at 02:522 min read

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The boy (17) who is accused of repeatedly stabbing 15-year-old Elianne Andam in a 'brutal' machete attack, is now facing a murder trial in the spring 2024, a court has heard.

The youth is alleged to have killed Elianne as she made her way to school in Croydon.

Elianne had met up with two female friends last Wednesday morning before she was fatally attacked.

It's was claimed that her attacker wearing a mask and gloves had removed a large knife from his waistband and stabbed Elianne repeatedly. As he fled the scene, others attempted to administer first aid but Elianne could not be saved.

Multiple stab wounds were identified in a special post-mortem examination. The defendant was arrested in New Addington at 9.45am the same day.

Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC said: “It was, the prosecution assertion that it was an alleged, highly brutal attack.”

On Tuesday, the 17-year-old defendant appeared at the Old Bailey charged with murder and having a knife. He wore a black sweater and grey jogging bottoms and sat between officers in the dock.

Judge Mark Lucraft KC set a plea hearing for December 19 and a provisional trial from April 29. He said the case would be heard at the Old Bailey most likely before Judge Richard Marks KC. The defendant was remanded into youth detention accommodation.