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| A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death after an argument at a party, police have said. | A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death after an argument at a party, police have said. |
| Luke Howard was found injured by police who were called to a house on Ashcombe Road, Old Swan, Liverpool, at about 0700 BST on Saturday. | |
| He was taken to hospital with stab wounds but later died. | He was taken to hospital with stab wounds but later died. |
| Merseyside Police said a boy, 15, was arrested on suspicion of murder after handing himself in at a police station. He was being questioned by police. | |
| Police patrols | Police patrols |
| Supt Graham Yip, of Merseyside Police, said: "It appears that this incident took place following an argument at a party at this property. | Supt Graham Yip, of Merseyside Police, said: "It appears that this incident took place following an argument at a party at this property. |
| "We are appealing for anyone who was at the address during the course of this party to come forward and make contact with the police. | "We are appealing for anyone who was at the address during the course of this party to come forward and make contact with the police. |
| "House-to-house inquiries are ongoing and there is a high visibility police presence in the area." | "House-to-house inquiries are ongoing and there is a high visibility police presence in the area." |
| A post-mortem examination is due to take place later. | A post-mortem examination is due to take place later. |
| Second stabbing | |
| Elsewhere on Merseyside, a 22-year-old man was in a critical condition in hospital after a separate stabbing. | |
| Police were called just after 0700 BST to Snowberry Road in Dovecot after reports the man had been stabbed. | |
| A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and was being questioned by detectives. | |
| Police said there was no suggestion the incidents were linked and asked for anyone with information about either incident to contact the force or Crimestoppers. |
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