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Teenage boy is stabbed to death Teenage boy is stabbed to death
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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. The boy, believed to be 17, was found by officers on routine patrol shortly before 0001 BST in Amhurst Road, Hackney, with an injury to his neck.
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. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin have been informed but police await formal identification.
The Met spokeswoman said a post-mortem examination would be carried out in due course. The Met said there have been no arrests but his death is being treated as murder. A post-mortem examination will be carried out on Sunday.
Amhurst Road is close to Hackney Downs and Hackney Central railway stations. 'Running away'
Both the London Ambulance Service (LAS) and London's Air Ambulance (HEMS) attended the scene where the boy was found injured, near the junction of Bodney Road.
Local traders said police had cordoned off an area at the north of Amhurst Road, where it meets Dalston Lane and Pembury Road. One trader said that the whole junction was closed.Local traders said police had cordoned off an area at the north of Amhurst Road, where it meets Dalston Lane and Pembury Road. One trader said that the whole junction was closed.
Amhurst Road is close to Hackney Downs and Hackney Central railway stations.
Det Ch Insp Phil Rickells said: "Amhurst Road is quite a busy road with shops and flats so there is a chance someone may have been driving past and saw what happened."
He said the police would like to hear from anyone who may have seen a black male aged between 14 and 18 wearing dark clothing running away from the scene.
The boy is the ninth teenager to die in violent circumstances in London this year.
In 2008, 28 teenagers were killed in violent incidents in the capital.In 2008, 28 teenagers were killed in violent incidents in the capital.