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Four young men die in New Year London stabbings | Four young men die in New Year London stabbings |
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Four young men were killed in stabbing incidents in London amid New Year celebrations, the Met Police has said. | Four young men were killed in stabbing incidents in London amid New Year celebrations, the Met Police has said. |
Three were stabbed on New Year's Eve and a fourth in the early hours of New Year's Day in unrelated incidents. | Three were stabbed on New Year's Eve and a fourth in the early hours of New Year's Day in unrelated incidents. |
Another young man stabbed on New Year's Day is in a critical condition in hospital. | Another young man stabbed on New Year's Day is in a critical condition in hospital. |
Five men have been arrested over the death of an 18-year-old in Larmans Road, Enfield. No other arrests have been made. | |
In the other attacks, a 20-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Memorial Avenue, West Ham, and a 17-year-old boy was killed in Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, on New Year's Eve. | |
Early on New Year's Day, a 20-year-old man was fatally wounded in Bartholomew Court, Old Street. A second man in his 20s suffered critical stab injuries in the same incident. | Early on New Year's Day, a 20-year-old man was fatally wounded in Bartholomew Court, Old Street. A second man in his 20s suffered critical stab injuries in the same incident. |
The fatalities in the final hours of 2017 took the number of people stabbed to death in the capital last year to 80, the Met said. | |
'Tragic consequences' | |
Commander Neil Jerome said: "I am grateful to Londoners and visitors to the capital who co-operated with police to enable the vast majority of people to enjoy New Year's Eve. | Commander Neil Jerome said: "I am grateful to Londoners and visitors to the capital who co-operated with police to enable the vast majority of people to enjoy New Year's Eve. |
"However, there were small groups who chose to engage in disorder and violence, and whose actions have had utterly tragic consequences. | "However, there were small groups who chose to engage in disorder and violence, and whose actions have had utterly tragic consequences. |
"It is heartbreaking that, at a time when so many of us are contemplating what lies ahead in 2018, four families are dealing with the grief of losing a loved one to senseless violence and the callous use of knives as lethal weapons." | "It is heartbreaking that, at a time when so many of us are contemplating what lies ahead in 2018, four families are dealing with the grief of losing a loved one to senseless violence and the callous use of knives as lethal weapons." |
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: "My thoughts today are with the families of four young men who have tragically been killed in four unrelated stabbings in our city last night. | |
"We will work tirelessly in 2018 and beyond to stamp out this scourge. I want to be absolutely clear - if you use a knife the full force of the law will be brought down on you. | |
"You will be caught and prosecuted." |