Detectives investigating the murder of Jaden Moodie in Leyton have made an arrest with police 'fully focused' on capturing the culprits who remain at large.
An 18-year-old man was arrested this morning at an address in Wembley, north west London on suspicion of the murder.
He has been taken to a central London police station where he remains for questioning.
Jaden Moodie, who died in an 'horrific' targeted attack when three men rammed a car into his moped then stabbed him multiple times
Detective Chief Inspector Chris Soole, from the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command, who leads the investigation, said: 'Although one man has been arrested in connection with this murder, we remain fully focused on locating and arresting others connected to this deadly attack.
He added that 'a number of active enquires are in hand' and urged people to forget their reservations about talking to police, and come forward. #
'My team are ready to take your calls,' he said.
An aspiring boxer, Leyton murder victim Jayden Moodie, 14, is seen baby faced and beaming next to his idol Anthony Joshua before becoming London's fourth murder victim of 2019
Jaden Moodie, 14, who was stabbed seven times in a fatal knife attack after being deliberately knocked off his moped
Police revealed they are especially keen on information relating to the black Mercedes that was involved and added that the youngster's family are aware of the arrest.
'Jaden's family are being fully supported and kept updated by our team. This is a truly heartbreaking time for them and we are doing everything we can to find out who was responsible for Jaden's death.'
Speaking last week from his home in Jamaica, Julian Moodie - Jaden's father - was adamant his son's death was a case of mistaken identity.
He said Jaden was a ‘helpful and loving person and not violent’, and that there was never any inclination that he was into ‘wrongdoing’.
Julian Moodie at home in Jamaica (with his sister Rosie and cousin O'Neil Sutherland) spoke about the death of his son Jaden Moodie
‘I was on the phone with him the Friday before it happened and I said to him: “All I want you to do is stay out of trouble and make something of your life.”’
Julian Moodie was out shopping when the devastating news arrived, via a phone call, just minutes after 14-year-old Jaden was knocked from his moped by a car on an East London street and stabbed in the back seven times by a gang of men.
‘Then the pictures came through on my phone,’ says 51-year-old Mr Moodie. ‘And then I passed out. I couldn’t believe it.'
Jayden was described as a 'kind' and 'sweet' boy who dreamed of being a boxer and emulating his hero Anthony Joshua, who had posed in a recent picture with him.
Police added today: 'We have a number of enquiries that we are pursuing, however, we cannot solve this alone, we need the public to help us.
'Due to the location and time of the attack we know there are a number of people out there who either witnessed the incident or who have information about this heinous crime and we would like to hear from them.
'I firmly believe that someone out there knows the people who are responsible for Jaden's murder.'
Rival gangs all over London are fighting turf wars to control drugs and prostitution in their areas with Waltham Forest's among the most bloody
The scene in Leyton, Waltham Forest in north-east London where the 14-year-old died after he was found with stab injuries
Keen boxer Moodie died on January 8 after the 'barbaric' attack in Bickley Road, Leyton
The London borough Waltham Forest where he died is notorious for gang-related violence and the rival Beaumont Crew [BC] and the Oliver Close Gang [OCG] gangs have fought to control drugs and prostitution rings in the area for almost 20 years.
Schoolboy Jayden had recently been photographed clutching bundles of £20 and £50 notes, making 'gang signs' on his moped and calling himself a ‘trapper boy’ - street slang for a drug courier.
In a heartfelt tribute to him his family insisted he had 'no affiliation with any gang' and been 'brutally murdered in cold blood'.
A family spokesman said at the time of the murder that the keen boxer had been 'brutally murdered in cold blood' but denied he had any links to gangs.
An 18-year-old man was arrested this morning at an address in Wembley on suspicion of the murder of Jaden Moodie (pictured)
He said: 'Jayden was someone who had so many hopes and dreams. He had a keen interest in all things on bikes and loved learning how to fix them.
'He also loved sport and was due to start at a boxing club later this month. His character was infectious and everyone who met him fell in love with his charm.
'He had a huge heart and would do anything for anyone, especially his family. He will be sincerely missed.'
Police are still investigating if the 14-year-old, who had talked to friends about dying young, was assassinated as part of a bitter drugs turf war in Leyton, north-east London.
Jaden was murdered in Bickley Road, Leyton, a few hundred yards from the estate where the Beaumont gang take their name and has been
