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A post-mortem examination has confirmed that 17-year-old Jesse Nwokejiobi died in Cambridge on Saturday afternoon (November 19) as a result of a stabbing.
The examination on Wednesday morning concluded that he died from a single stab wound to his chest.
Police were called by the ambulance service at 2.52pm on Saturday with reports that a boy had been stabbed in the vicinity of Logan’s Meadow.
Despite the efforts of paramedics, Jesse, of Edinburgh Road, Cambridge, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested at his home in Cambridge at about 11.30pm on Saturday night, while another 14-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy were arrested at their homes in South Cambridgeshire around midnight the same night.
They were arrested on suspicion of murder and have since been released on bail to return to Thorpe Wood police station on February 20 to allow the investigation to continue and evidence to be gathered.
Police have said they believe it was a targeted attack.
Supt Adam Gallop, head of local policing for the south of Cambridgeshire said: “We know there are images being circulated on social media as one has made its way to us.
“I want to thank those people who have already come forward, and appeal once again to those that knew Jesse, and maybe know something about this terrible crime. Please come forward like others have and help us find answers for Jesse’s family.
“My plea is for people to send us these images which can easily be done online via the major incident public portal.
“I want to reassure the community that because they may have something on their phone, doesn’t mean they are in trouble, but evidentially it could help our investigation.”
Anyone with information can report it via the major incident public portal. Anyone without internet access should call 101 and quote Operation Helix.