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Four held after double stabbing | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
Four men have been arrested after a teenage boy was killed and another was injured during a stabbing in a park in south London. | |
One of the boys was already dead by the time emergency crews arrived at Larkhall Park, in Lambeth, at about 2030 BST on Monday. | One of the boys was already dead by the time emergency crews arrived at Larkhall Park, in Lambeth, at about 2030 BST on Monday. |
The second victim is currently being treated in hospital, where his condition is described as stable. | The second victim is currently being treated in hospital, where his condition is described as stable. |
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a motive for the incident was not clear. | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a motive for the incident was not clear. |
'Retaliation' | |
Local residents have told officers they had heard what sounded like a fight in the park at about the time of the stabbings. | Local residents have told officers they had heard what sounded like a fight in the park at about the time of the stabbings. |
One man, who did not want to be named, said: "There was a big fight - I heard it was some sort of retaliation after something else that happened earlier on." | One man, who did not want to be named, said: "There was a big fight - I heard it was some sort of retaliation after something else that happened earlier on." |
Most of Larkhall Park has been sealed off following the incident. | Most of Larkhall Park has been sealed off following the incident. |
A 100-metre stretch of Wandsworth Road, which runs along the western side of the park, has also been closed to traffic. | A 100-metre stretch of Wandsworth Road, which runs along the western side of the park, has also been closed to traffic. |
The teenager's death brings the total number of young people to die in violent circumstances in London this year, to seven. | The teenager's death brings the total number of young people to die in violent circumstances in London this year, to seven. |