Boy, 15 killed in double stabbing in Hackney, east London
Written by News on 02/05/2019
A 15-year-old boy has been killed after a double stabbing in east London.
The teenager was found with stab wounds after police were called to Somerford Grove in Hackney shortly before 9pm on Wednesday.
He was given emergency first aid by officers before paramedics from London’s Air Ambulance arrived.
However the boy was pronounced dead at around 9.50pm.
A 16-year-old boy was also found with stab injuries in nearby Shacklewell Road and has been taken to hospital.
His injuries have been assessed as non life-threatening, police said.
Scotland Yard’s homicide and major crime command have been informed about the incident.
No arrests have been made and the victim’s next of kin have been informed.
A section 60 order was imposed for the whole of Hackney following the fatal stabbing, which temporarily allows police to stop and search people without having reasonable grounds.
The incident comes after a 29-year-old man was stabbed to death in Hackney last Friday.
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Joshua White, who was found with stab wounds in Frampton Park Road.
Meanwhile a man is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being stabbed near Camden tube station in north London.
Emergency services were called at 12.17am on Thursday. the Metropolitan Police said: “A male was found with stab injuries. He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital.
“His condition has been assessed as life-threatening.”
No arrests have been made and a crime scene has been established in the area.
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