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Stratford stabbing: Teenager killed outside shopping centre | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A teenager has been stabbed to death near Stratford Shopping Centre. | |
Officers found the 15-year-old boy suffering from stab wounds on Stratford Broadway in east London shortly after 15:20 BST on Thursday. | |
Police believe he was either attacked on a bus, or shortly after getting off. | Police believe he was either attacked on a bus, or shortly after getting off. |
A second teenager, also 15, was found with stab injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening. Scotland Yard said no arrests had been made. | |
Det Ch Insp Chris Soole said the boy was stabbed during an altercation "on or shortly after alighting from a bus which stopped very close to Stratford Shopping Centre". | Det Ch Insp Chris Soole said the boy was stabbed during an altercation "on or shortly after alighting from a bus which stopped very close to Stratford Shopping Centre". |
He added: "The victim of this stabbing was a schoolboy with his whole life ahead of him. He had everything to live for. | He added: "The victim of this stabbing was a schoolboy with his whole life ahead of him. He had everything to live for. |
"This was a senseless attack and we share the concern and alarm this murder will no doubt cause in the local community." | "This was a senseless attack and we share the concern and alarm this murder will no doubt cause in the local community." |
In a separate stabbing about five hours later, an 18-year-old man was knifed to death in south London. | |
Police found the man suffering from stab injuries on the Brandon Estate in Camberwell, at about 20:20 BST. | |
He was pronounced dead at the scene an hour later and no arrests have been made. | |
The Stratford victim's friends and members of the public provided first aid but he died at the scene at about 15:50, police said. | |
The teenager's next of kin have been informed, and the second boy who was stabbed remains in an east London hospital. | |
A Section 60 order has been implemented, giving officers increased stop and search powers across Newham. | A Section 60 order has been implemented, giving officers increased stop and search powers across Newham. |
Police have closed off a large part of Broadway, and the shopping centre entrance nearest Stratford Station has also been closed. | Police have closed off a large part of Broadway, and the shopping centre entrance nearest Stratford Station has also been closed. |
One witness said the attack happened outside a McDonalds restaurant. | One witness said the attack happened outside a McDonalds restaurant. |
"At that moment there were not many people around him so I could see him all covered in blood. He was in pain and tried getting up," they said. | "At that moment there were not many people around him so I could see him all covered in blood. He was in pain and tried getting up," they said. |
"There were people around gathering. It was scary as you did not know if any of them could have had a knife too." | "There were people around gathering. It was scary as you did not know if any of them could have had a knife too." |