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Four men have been arrested after a teenage boy was killed and another was injured during a stabbing in a park in south London. | 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, in his mid to late teens, was dead by the time emergency crews arrived at Larkhall Park, in Lambeth, on Monday night. | |
Residents said two gangs clashed on the nearby Lansdowne Estate beforehand. | |
The second victim is being treated in hospital where his condition is described as stable. | |
'Retaliation' | 'Retaliation' |
Local residents have told officers they had heard shouting and screaming 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." |
Another man, who works as a youth football coach in the park, said the incident began when teenagers who live on the rival Heman Estate strayed into the area. | |
He said: "It is the same old story. They think they are gangsters. They have empty minds. They watch these videos and think it is real." | |
Several witnesses said a Staffordshire bull terrier-type dog was also stabbed. | |
Most of Larkhall Park was sealed off following the incident. | |
A 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. |