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| Chingford stabbing: Two teens held on suspicion of murder | Chingford stabbing: Two teens held on suspicion of murder |
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| The victim was pronounced dead at the scene in Longshaw Road, Chingford, on Monday night | The victim was pronounced dead at the scene in Longshaw Road, Chingford, on Monday night |
| Two boys, aged 15 and 16, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in east London. | Two boys, aged 15 and 16, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in east London. |
| The 17-year-old boy was found fatally injured on Longshaw Road in Chingford on Monday night. He died at the scene. | |
| The Met said the two boys had been detained by officers at an address in Chingford on Wednesday morning. | The Met said the two boys had been detained by officers at an address in Chingford on Wednesday morning. |
| They were taken to a north London police station where they remain in custody. | They were taken to a north London police station where they remain in custody. |
| The 17-year-old's family has been informed while a post-mortem examination and formal identification will take place in due course, police said. | The 17-year-old's family has been informed while a post-mortem examination and formal identification will take place in due course, police said. |
| Police set up a cordon at the scene near Longshaw Primary School | Police set up a cordon at the scene near Longshaw Primary School |
| Det Ch Insp Larry Smith, from the Met's Specialist Crime Command, said the investigation was continuing "at pace" and renewed an appeal for witnesses to come forward. | Det Ch Insp Larry Smith, from the Met's Specialist Crime Command, said the investigation was continuing "at pace" and renewed an appeal for witnesses to come forward. |
| "This incident has had a devastating impact on the victim's friends and family and I'd ask for their privacy to be respected at this difficult time," he added. | "This incident has had a devastating impact on the victim's friends and family and I'd ask for their privacy to be respected at this difficult time," he added. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Chingford | Chingford |
| London violence | London violence |
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