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| Fourteen arrested over two murders and three stabbings in London | |
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| Police in London have arrested 14 people over two murders, which occurred minutes apart on Friday afternoon, and three stabbings in a separate attack hours later. | |
| One man was stabbed to death in the street in Wandsworth, south-west London, shortly before 4.45pm, while another man was shot dead in Greenwich, south-east London, at about 5pm. | |
| Sadiq Khan, the city’s mayor, expressed his disgust and said the Metropolitan police were working at their limit. | Sadiq Khan, the city’s mayor, expressed his disgust and said the Metropolitan police were working at their limit. |
| “I am sickened to hear that two young lives have been ended within minutes of each other … Our overstretched police are working around the clock to keep Londoners safe. They need our support to end this scourge of violence.” | “I am sickened to hear that two young lives have been ended within minutes of each other … Our overstretched police are working around the clock to keep Londoners safe. They need our support to end this scourge of violence.” |
| He said anyone with information about either murder should contact the police. | He said anyone with information about either murder should contact the police. |
| Knife and offensive weapon offences reach highest level for decade | Knife and offensive weapon offences reach highest level for decade |
| Scotland Yard said residents in both areas could expect to see a heightened police presence in the coming days as detectives from the homicide and major crime command investigated. | Scotland Yard said residents in both areas could expect to see a heightened police presence in the coming days as detectives from the homicide and major crime command investigated. |
| Both victims, neither of whom have yet been named, died at the scene and were thought to be in their late teens. Officers said postmortem examinations would be carried out soon and they were in the process of informing the victims’ next of kin. They have not linked the two cases. | Both victims, neither of whom have yet been named, died at the scene and were thought to be in their late teens. Officers said postmortem examinations would be carried out soon and they were in the process of informing the victims’ next of kin. They have not linked the two cases. |
| Armed police responded to the incident in Greenwich and, on Friday evening, Scotland Yard said three men and a woman had been arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to separate south London police stations for questioning. | Armed police responded to the incident in Greenwich and, on Friday evening, Scotland Yard said three men and a woman had been arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to separate south London police stations for questioning. |
| Officers said they had arrested six males in the Wandsworth case and taken them for questioning. | Officers said they had arrested six males in the Wandsworth case and taken them for questioning. |
| A witness who lives locally said: “I walked past at 2.30pm and I didn’t see anything, but when I came back from work at 5.30pm it was all going on. | A witness who lives locally said: “I walked past at 2.30pm and I didn’t see anything, but when I came back from work at 5.30pm it was all going on. |
| “I walked past, I saw what looked like the body on the floor covered in a bag and there were 50 people around, loads of people, two or three ambulances.” | “I walked past, I saw what looked like the body on the floor covered in a bag and there were 50 people around, loads of people, two or three ambulances.” |
| The Tooting MP Rosena Allin-Khan said the killing in Wandsworth was heartbreaking. | The Tooting MP Rosena Allin-Khan said the killing in Wandsworth was heartbreaking. |
| “My heart goes out to the family of this victim after this absolutely tragic incident,” she wrote on Twitter. “I spoke at length with people on the Aboyne Estate tonight, anyone with concerns can contact me – I’m here to listen. | “My heart goes out to the family of this victim after this absolutely tragic incident,” she wrote on Twitter. “I spoke at length with people on the Aboyne Estate tonight, anyone with concerns can contact me – I’m here to listen. |
| “Sending love to the Tooting family tonight – this is heartbreaking.” | “Sending love to the Tooting family tonight – this is heartbreaking.” |
| Elsewhere, in nearby Clapham, three men were found with stab and slash injuries in the early hours of Saturday. The condition of two of the men is unknown, while the third has injuries which are not life-threatening or life-changing. | Elsewhere, in nearby Clapham, three men were found with stab and slash injuries in the early hours of Saturday. The condition of two of the men is unknown, while the third has injuries which are not life-threatening or life-changing. |
| Four men were arrested in connection with the incident – two for violent disorder, one for carrying a bladed instrument and another for possession of a laser gun – and had been taken into custody at a south London police station. | Four men were arrested in connection with the incident – two for violent disorder, one for carrying a bladed instrument and another for possession of a laser gun – and had been taken into custody at a south London police station. |
| In April, it emerged that homicides across England and Wales had reached their highest level in a decade, with a third of various knife offences being recorded in London. Nationally, instances of knife crimes had increased by 6% in 2018 on the previous year and the Office for National Statistics said the use of bladed weapons was concentrated in urban areas, though there were some signs the increase was slowing. | In April, it emerged that homicides across England and Wales had reached their highest level in a decade, with a third of various knife offences being recorded in London. Nationally, instances of knife crimes had increased by 6% in 2018 on the previous year and the Office for National Statistics said the use of bladed weapons was concentrated in urban areas, though there were some signs the increase was slowing. |
| The ONS also said there had been a 2% increase in the same period in instances of firearm offences. | The ONS also said there had been a 2% increase in the same period in instances of firearm offences. |
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