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| Teenager stabbed to death in Kensington, London | Teenager stabbed to death in Kensington, London |
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| A teenager has been stabbed to death in west London. | A teenager has been stabbed to death in west London. |
| The 19-year-old was discovered on Logan Place in Kensington at around 3.30am on Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene, becoming the fifth teenager to die in a knife attack in London this year. | The 19-year-old was discovered on Logan Place in Kensington at around 3.30am on Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene, becoming the fifth teenager to die in a knife attack in London this year. |
| Met police detectives are trying to work out whether the death was linked to a house party on nearby Earls Court Road. | Met police detectives are trying to work out whether the death was linked to a house party on nearby Earls Court Road. |
| A 19-year-old man was arrested near the scene in connection with the incident. He has been taken to a west London police station where he remains in custody. | A 19-year-old man was arrested near the scene in connection with the incident. He has been taken to a west London police station where he remains in custody. |
| DCI Mark Cranwell said: “While we are in the very early stages of our investigation, we know there was a party at a nearby address on Earls Court Road around the time of this incident. | DCI Mark Cranwell said: “While we are in the very early stages of our investigation, we know there was a party at a nearby address on Earls Court Road around the time of this incident. |
| “We are still working to establish any link, but it does mean the area would have been busy with vehicles and pedestrians at the time. | “We are still working to establish any link, but it does mean the area would have been busy with vehicles and pedestrians at the time. |
| “I want to hear from anyone who was in the area; did you witness an altercation? Every fragment of information is beneficial to our investigation and I would urge anyone who may know something to contact police immediately.” | “I want to hear from anyone who was in the area; did you witness an altercation? Every fragment of information is beneficial to our investigation and I would urge anyone who may know something to contact police immediately.” |
| Police stood guard at two potential crime scenes in the area, and forensics officers appeared to retrieve material from behind a cordon on Logan Place. A solitary uniformed officer stood at police tape across the threshold of a terrace property opposite. | Police stood guard at two potential crime scenes in the area, and forensics officers appeared to retrieve material from behind a cordon on Logan Place. A solitary uniformed officer stood at police tape across the threshold of a terrace property opposite. |
| A woman in the neighbouring property said she only knew of one person living next door, a young man in one of the middle flats. | A woman in the neighbouring property said she only knew of one person living next door, a young man in one of the middle flats. |
| Another female neighbour, two doors down, said: “My father saw police shining torches around the back of the house last night. He said it was as though they were looking for something in particular. | Another female neighbour, two doors down, said: “My father saw police shining torches around the back of the house last night. He said it was as though they were looking for something in particular. |
| “It was the middle of the night when it happened.” | “It was the middle of the night when it happened.” |
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