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| Ilford stabbing: Toddler and three-year-old boy killed | Ilford stabbing: Toddler and three-year-old boy killed |
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| A one-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy have been stabbed to death in east London. | |
| Police were called to reports of a man and two children injured in Aldborough Road North in Ilford at about 17:30 BST on Sunday. | Police were called to reports of a man and two children injured in Aldborough Road North in Ilford at about 17:30 BST on Sunday. |
| The girl died at the scene while the boy died in hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. | |
| A 40-year-old man was taken to hospital in a critical condition. Police said all three were known to each other. | |
| The Met has launched a murder investigation, but the force said it was not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. | The Met has launched a murder investigation, but the force said it was not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. |
| Thomas Dodds, 78, who lives about 20 yards from the scene, described hearing a woman scream before police cars and ambulances arrived. | Thomas Dodds, 78, who lives about 20 yards from the scene, described hearing a woman scream before police cars and ambulances arrived. |
| He said: "It sickens me, a young baby and a three-year-old. Someone who did that doesn't have a heart, to put a knife into a baby." | He said: "It sickens me, a young baby and a three-year-old. Someone who did that doesn't have a heart, to put a knife into a baby." |
| 'Unspeakable tragedy' | |
| A nurse who lives on the road and asked not to be named said she "knew something nasty and serious" had happened when an air ambulance arrived. | |
| She added: "I couldn't sleep last night. | She added: "I couldn't sleep last night. |
| "I knew something terrible had happened but when it came out that two children had died, I was shaken." | "I knew something terrible had happened but when it came out that two children had died, I was shaken." |
| Jas Athwal, leader of Redbridge Council, tweeted: "Earlier today there was an incident in Ilford. Two young children have passed away & an investigation is ongoing. | |
| "My thoughts are with the family and wider community who are grieving this unspeakable tragedy." | "My thoughts are with the family and wider community who are grieving this unspeakable tragedy." |
| There have been 21 fatal stabbings in London so far this year - six of them are known to have happened in the borough of Redbridge. | There have been 21 fatal stabbings in London so far this year - six of them are known to have happened in the borough of Redbridge. |
| On 20 January three men - aged 29, 30 and 37 - were stabbed to death on Elmstead Road in Seven Kings and 24-year-old Ricardo Fuller was also fatally stabbed outside a nightclub near Ilford High Road on 7 March. | On 20 January three men - aged 29, 30 and 37 - were stabbed to death on Elmstead Road in Seven Kings and 24-year-old Ricardo Fuller was also fatally stabbed outside a nightclub near Ilford High Road on 7 March. |
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