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Boy aged 14 is stabbed to death | Boy aged 14 is stabbed to death |
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A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in east London, police have said. | |
Police were called shortly before midnight on Saturday to St Thomas's Place in Hackney. | Police were called shortly before midnight on Saturday to St Thomas's Place in Hackney. |
The teenager, who suffered a single stab wound to the stomach, was taken to hospital but died on Sunday morning. | |
A girl, thought to be about 16, was also found with slash wounds and is in a stable condition at a hospital. It is believed they were attacked after an argument with a group of youths. | |
The boy's death brings the number of teenagers killed in violent circumstances in London this year to 25. | |
No arrests have been made and police are now appealing for witnesses. | |
Detectives believe they know the identity of the boy, who was pronounced dead shortly after 0800 BST on Sunday, but are awaiting formal identification before naming him. | Detectives believe they know the identity of the boy, who was pronounced dead shortly after 0800 BST on Sunday, but are awaiting formal identification before naming him. |
A post mortem examination is scheduled to take place on Monday at the Royal London Hospital. | A post mortem examination is scheduled to take place on Monday at the Royal London Hospital. |
The attack came just hours after a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed after an argument at a party in Liverpool. | The attack came just hours after a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed after an argument at a party in Liverpool. |
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. | 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. |
The teenager was taken to hospital with stab wounds but later died. | The teenager was taken to hospital with stab wounds but later died. |