Witness plea after teenager death

A post-mortem exam on Bienda Litambola proved inconclusive

Officers have appealed for a woman, who may have witnessed an altercation that led to the killing of a 17-year-old youth, to come forward.

Police found Bienda Litambola dead in Munday Street, Canning Town, east London, on 17 November.

The woman alighted from bus number 241 at 0943 GMT on Munday Street, 10 metres from the spot where Bienda's body was found, police said.

Two men from east London have been charged with Bienda's murder.

Det Insp John Sandlin said: "This woman may well have witnessed any altercation that led to the victim's death and we would appeal for her to come forward as soon as possible."

Results of a post-mortem examination of Bienda's body proved inconclusive.

Bienda is the 24th teenager to be murdered in London in 2007.