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Boy, 15, stabbed during carnival | Boy, 15, stabbed during carnival |
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A teenager suffered several knife wounds when he was stabbed at the Notting Hill Carnival in London. | |
The 15-year-old boy was found in Monmouth Road, off Westbourne Grove, by police at 1920 BST on Monday. | |
He had been stabbed in the leg, chest and abdomen and remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition. No-one has been arrested over the stabbing. | |
About 600,000 people attended the two-day carnival in west London, during which police made 222 arrests. | |
Most people were arrested for public order and drugs offences - though there were 62 fewer arrests than last year. | |
Miss Dynamite | |
Metropolitan Police's Ch Insp Jo Edwards said the lower number of arrests was due to stop-and-search techniques implemented by police. | Metropolitan Police's Ch Insp Jo Edwards said the lower number of arrests was due to stop-and-search techniques implemented by police. |
During a stop-and-search police also recovered a bullet-proof vest and a knife from a group. | |
Ms Edwards said: "We believe they were coming to the carnival to commit acts of crime and disorder. | |
"We use our officers not just within the carnival but throughout London over the weekend." | |
Despite fewer arrests, Kensington and Chelsea Council cancelled a surprise appearance by Miss Dynamite at Powis Square, hours before her event at the carnival, because of crowd safety fears. | Despite fewer arrests, Kensington and Chelsea Council cancelled a surprise appearance by Miss Dynamite at Powis Square, hours before her event at the carnival, because of crowd safety fears. |
Michael Williams, from London Notting Hill Carnival Ltd, said: "It's important that this incident - which happened after the festivities were over and people were on their way home - should not overshadow what is Europe's greatest cultural event." | Michael Williams, from London Notting Hill Carnival Ltd, said: "It's important that this incident - which happened after the festivities were over and people were on their way home - should not overshadow what is Europe's greatest cultural event." |