A 17-year-old boy has been arrested over the killing.
A 17-year-old boy, who knew the victim, was arrested just over an hour after the attack which took place on busy Wellesley Road at around 8.30am on Wednesday.
Eliyanna was pronounced dead at the scene at around 9.20am, while the suspect, who was held in nearby New Addington remains in custody.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerTributes have poured in for Eliyanna. Adama Dumbuya, 30, a family friend of the girl, said:"It's just really sad. She was such a lovely little girl. I'm a parent myself,"
Anthony King, chairman of My Ends - a project helping combat youth violence in Croydon - said the boy had been known to local community groups for the past couple of years.He added:"She had a bright future ahead of her. She was in her GCSE year."Mr King described the girl as an"absolutely incredible young lady" and told of how others said she was"jovial, very comedic".
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