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Teenager dies in street stabbing | Teenager dies in street stabbing |
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A teenager has been stabbed to death in east London. | A teenager has been stabbed to death in east London. |
Police were called to Devons Road in Bow at 1840 GMT on Sunday following reports of an injured person. | |
An 18-year-old male was found suffering multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. | |
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held at a south London police station. Next of kin have been informed. | |
Police believe the boy was stabbed in a basketball court off Chiltern Road and staggered several hundred metres to Devons Road. | |
Formal identification and a post-mortem examination will take place on Tuesday. | |
The 18-year-old was the 13th teenager to be murdered in the capital this year. | The 18-year-old was the 13th teenager to be murdered in the capital this year. |