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| Teenager dies after knife attack | Teenager dies after knife attack |
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| An 18-year-old man has been stabbed to death near a bus garage in Walthamstow, east London, police have said. | |
| The teenager was found lying wounded during a routine police patrol in an area near Selborne Road at 0140 BST. He was pronounced dead in hospital. | The teenager was found lying wounded during a routine police patrol in an area near Selborne Road at 0140 BST. He was pronounced dead in hospital. |
| Officers said they found the youth after they saw two or three males running away from the area. | Officers said they found the youth after they saw two or three males running away from the area. |
| A man in his 20s and a 17-year-old youth have been arrested in connection with the incident and are in custody. | A man in his 20s and a 17-year-old youth have been arrested in connection with the incident and are in custody. |
| Grassy area | Grassy area |
| The death youth is the 24th teenager to be killed in a stabbing or a shooting in London this year. | The death youth is the 24th teenager to be killed in a stabbing or a shooting in London this year. |
| The two people in custody were arrested near the scene, a grassy area off Selborne Road. | The two people in custody were arrested near the scene, a grassy area off Selborne Road. |
| The 17-year-old who was arrested had a minor slash wound to the arm and was treated in hospital. | The 17-year-old who was arrested had a minor slash wound to the arm and was treated in hospital. |
| Met Police Det Ch Insp John Sandlin appealed for information about the incident. | Met Police Det Ch Insp John Sandlin appealed for information about the incident. |
| He said: "The incident happened close to a well-lit bus garage in Walthamstow Central." | He said: "The incident happened close to a well-lit bus garage in Walthamstow Central." |
| Police have informed next of kin of the victim. A post-mortem examination and inquest will take place in due course. | |
| According to the British Crime Survey (BCS), overall violent crime has decreased by 41% since a peak in 1995. | |
| Knives are used in about 8% of violent incidents, according to the BCS, a level that has largely remained the same during the past decade. | |
| But the BCS figures do not include under-16s, something which the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced this month would change. |