A 16-year-old boy from Catford was charged on Saturday with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy in Great Dover Street last Tuesday.
The boy, who was arrested on Thursday morning, will appear at Camberwell Youth Court on Monday morning.
On Sunday morning police confirmed that the victim remains in a critical condition in hospital.
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