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| Northampton: Four questioned after boy, 16, stabbed to death | Northampton: Four questioned after boy, 16, stabbed to death |
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| One lane is closed on Harborough Road near the site of the fatal stabbing | One lane is closed on Harborough Road near the site of the fatal stabbing |
| Four people continue to be questioned after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death. | Four people continue to be questioned after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death. |
| Police were called at 15:35 GMT to the Kingsthorpe area of Northampton following reports a boy had been stabbed on Wednesday. | Police were called at 15:35 GMT to the Kingsthorpe area of Northampton following reports a boy had been stabbed on Wednesday. |
| Northamptonshire Police said four males aged 49, 21, 16 and 14 had been arrested. | Northamptonshire Police said four males aged 49, 21, 16 and 14 had been arrested. |
| Nearby Kingsthorpe College said it would not open on Thursday due to an "ongoing incident in the community". | Nearby Kingsthorpe College said it would not open on Thursday due to an "ongoing incident in the community". |
| Tributes have been left at the scene where a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed | Tributes have been left at the scene where a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed |
| Paramedics attended the scene but the boy died shortly afterwards. | Paramedics attended the scene but the boy died shortly afterwards. |
| No details about the victim have been released and there has been no indication that the victim was a student at the Boughton Green Road school. | No details about the victim have been released and there has been no indication that the victim was a student at the Boughton Green Road school. |
| A police cordon was put up in Harborough Road, between the junction with The Cock Hotel and Waitrose. | A police cordon was put up in Harborough Road, between the junction with The Cock Hotel and Waitrose. |
| The road is now open to traffic with a lane closed near to the police incident tent. | The road is now open to traffic with a lane closed near to the police incident tent. |
| Sally MacPherson, who lives in Kingsthorpe, said the community was very upset | |
| West Northamptonshire Councillor James Hill said the authority would hold a minute's silence before its full council meeting later. | |
| Tributes have been left at the scene and Kingsthorpe resident Sally MacPherson, 49, said: "Everyone has been absolutely devastated, it's horrific. | |
| "You just never know... there has been such a spate of knife crime. You just want your kids to get home safely." | |
| Another resident Nyasha Mdemera, 43, said: "This is a big shock that it happened so close. | |
| "This is a busy area, busy road and it happened so quickly." | |
| Nyasha Mdemera came to the scene with his 12-year-old son | |
| At the scene | At the scene |
| by Tom Percival, BBC Radio Northampton | by Tom Percival, BBC Radio Northampton |
| The cordoned off scene includes the KIngsthorpe war memorial and gardens | The cordoned off scene includes the KIngsthorpe war memorial and gardens |
| A blue and white forensic tent remains at the scene of the fatal stabbing - one of the busiest junctions in Northampton. | A blue and white forensic tent remains at the scene of the fatal stabbing - one of the busiest junctions in Northampton. |
| Floral tributes have already begun to pile up, propped against a war memorial and fluttering in the morning breeze. | Floral tributes have already begun to pile up, propped against a war memorial and fluttering in the morning breeze. |
| There's a sense of shock here. One driver I spoke to was emotional as he referred to his own teenage son. | There's a sense of shock here. One driver I spoke to was emotional as he referred to his own teenage son. |
| Police officers remain on guard around the cordon - just one mile from Kingsthorpe College - which has said it will not be open to students today. | Police officers remain on guard around the cordon - just one mile from Kingsthorpe College - which has said it will not be open to students today. |
| Northamptonshire Police said it believed this was "an isolated incident". | Northamptonshire Police said it believed this was "an isolated incident". |
| Det Insp Simon Barnes said that although arrests had been made, the force was still appealing for witnesses, and an increased police presence would also remain in the area. | Det Insp Simon Barnes said that although arrests had been made, the force was still appealing for witnesses, and an increased police presence would also remain in the area. |
| Northamptonshire Police said an increased police presence would remain in the area | Northamptonshire Police said an increased police presence would remain in the area |
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