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| Five held after double stabbing | Five held after double stabbing |
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| Five people have been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was killed and another teenager was injured during a stabbing in a park in south London. | Five people have been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was killed and another teenager was injured during a stabbing in a park in south London. |
| The 15-year-old was dead when emergency crews arrived at Larkhall Park, in Lambeth, on Monday night. | The 15-year-old was dead when emergency crews arrived at Larkhall Park, in Lambeth, on Monday night. |
| The second boy, 17, is said to be in a stable condition in hospital. He has been arrested on suspicion of assault. | The second boy, 17, is said to be in a stable condition in hospital. He has been arrested on suspicion of assault. |
| Two boys, aged 15 and 17, and two men, aged 21 and 25, are being held on suspicion of murder. | Two boys, aged 15 and 17, and two men, aged 21 and 25, are being held on suspicion of murder. |
| All four were treated in hospital for stab wounds. | All four were treated in hospital for stab wounds. |
| 'Retaliation' | 'Retaliation' |
| Residents said two gangs clashed on the nearby Lansdowne Green Estate at the time of the stabbings. | |
| They told officers they had heard shouting and screaming in the park. | They told officers they had heard shouting and screaming in the park. |
| 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 was sealed off following the incident | Most of Larkhall Park was sealed off following the incident |
| Another man, who works as a youth football coach in the park, said the incident began when teenagers who live on the rival Hemans 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." | 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. | Several witnesses said a Staffordshire bull terrier-type dog was also stabbed. |
| Most of Larkhall Park was sealed off following the incident. | 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. | 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. |