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| Boy, 16, 'stabbed to death' in south London | Boy, 16, 'stabbed to death' in south London |
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| A 16-year-old boy has died in a suspected stabbing in south London. | A 16-year-old boy has died in a suspected stabbing in south London. |
| The Metropolitan Police said initial inquiries suggested the teenager died of stab wounds in a violent incident in Tulse Hill on Monday. | The Metropolitan Police said initial inquiries suggested the teenager died of stab wounds in a violent incident in Tulse Hill on Monday. |
| Officers were first called to reports of a shooting in Greenleaf Close at 22:53 GMT where the boy was found unconscious. He died at 23:41. | Officers were first called to reports of a shooting in Greenleaf Close at 22:53 GMT where the boy was found unconscious. He died at 23:41. |
| The Met has deployed hundreds of extra officers on the streets of the capital in the wake of recent deaths. | The Met has deployed hundreds of extra officers on the streets of the capital in the wake of recent deaths. |
| It said no arrests have been made over Monday's killing and the boy's next of kin have been informed. | |
| This latest incident comes after four people - two teenagers and two men - died in knife attacks in London in five days. | This latest incident comes after four people - two teenagers and two men - died in knife attacks in London in five days. |
| London violence 'to take 10 years to solve' | |
| The suspected murder means the number of homicides in the capital during 2018 has now reached 119 - three more than in 2017. | The suspected murder means the number of homicides in the capital during 2018 has now reached 119 - three more than in 2017. |
| On Monday, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan warned it could take a generation to turn the tide of violent crime in the capital. | On Monday, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan warned it could take a generation to turn the tide of violent crime in the capital. |
| The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics released in April showed that knife crime rose by 22% in England and Wales in 2017. | |
| There were 39,598 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument - up from 32,448 in 2016. |