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| Stratford stabbing: Boy, 15, killed in east London | |
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| A 15-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in east London. | |
| Police officers were called to Byford Close in Stratford at 18:45 BST on Tuesday following a report of a fight, the Met Police said. | Police officers were called to Byford Close in Stratford at 18:45 BST on Tuesday following a report of a fight, the Met Police said. |
| One witness said she saw the teenager "collapse on to the floor" and paramedics "tried their best for an hour" but they were unable to save him. | |
| No arrests have been made but the death is being treated as murder. It is the 93rd homicide in the capital this year. | No arrests have been made but the death is being treated as murder. It is the 93rd homicide in the capital this year. |
| The witness, who wanted to remain anonymous, said paramedics had "arrived straight away" to treat the boy "but when they couldn't save him I saw one of them crying". | |
| A man who said he had lived in the area for 30 years told the Press Association there had been "numerous stabbings" in recent years. | |
| "It used to be a peaceful area but now it's become a terror to live in," he said. | |
| A section 60 order, which allows police to stop and search people, was put in place for the whole of Newham borough until 12:30. |