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| Ilford stabbing: Man killed in fight outside flats | Ilford stabbing: Man killed in fight outside flats |
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| A man has been stabbed to death in a fight in Ilford, east London. | A man has been stabbed to death in a fight in Ilford, east London. |
| Police said they found the 19-year-old suffering from stab injuries after responding to reports of a disturbance outside Owen Waters House in Fullwell Avenue, at 22:20 GMT on Tuesday. | |
| The victim was given first aid by police and paramedics but died at the scene. | The victim was given first aid by police and paramedics but died at the scene. |
| The Met said inquiries were ongoing to inform his next of kin and no arrests have yet been made. | The Met said inquiries were ongoing to inform his next of kin and no arrests have yet been made. |
| A Section 60 Order was put in place for whole of Redbridge borough until 06:30, the force added. | |
| Police are establishing if the stabbing is linked to a fire at some nearby garages at about the same time. | Police are establishing if the stabbing is linked to a fire at some nearby garages at about the same time. |
| So far this year, nearly 130 murder investigations have been launched across London. | |
| Three investigations have been carried out by the British Transport Police and 124 have been investigated by the Metropolitan Police. | |
| In the borough of Redbridge there have been five murder investigations in 2019 - three of which have been as a result of fatal stabbings. | |
| At the scene | |
| BBC London's Greg McKenzie | |
| A forensic tent is still outside the tower block of flats marking the spot where the teenager died. | |
| There is no blood visible and the body has been taken away, but residents have been telling me about rising tensions in the last few weeks. | |
| The block - just off a main road in Ilford - is known as a meeting point for drug dealers and people told me the issue is "rampant". | |
| They have also described a lot of "youth disturbance and violence" in the area and expressed their fear, anger and shock. | |
| Officers have been coming in and out of the block and they are also trying to work out whether a burnt-out car is linked to the fatal stabbing. |