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A teenage boy has been stabbed to death in east London, police have said. | A teenage boy has been stabbed to death in east London, police have said. |
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said officers on routine patrol found the teenager shortly before 0100 BST in Amhurst Road, Hackney. | A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said officers on routine patrol found the teenager shortly before 0100 BST in Amhurst Road, Hackney. |
The boy, whose age is unknown, was pronounced dead at the scene. He is the ninth teenager to die in violent circumstances in London this year. | |
The Met spokeswoman said a post-mortem examination would be carried out in due course. | |
Amhurst Road is close to Hackney Downs and Hackney Central railway stations. | |
In 2008, 28 teenagers were killed in violent incidents in the capital. |