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| Arrests after boy fatally stabbed | Arrests after boy fatally stabbed |
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| A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in east London. | A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in east London. |
| Police were called by ambulance staff to Chesterford Road, Newham, at 2339 BST on Thursday. | Police were called by ambulance staff to Chesterford Road, Newham, at 2339 BST on Thursday. |
| The victim, who is yet to be identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination will take place on Saturday. | The victim, who is yet to be identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination will take place on Saturday. |
| Two youths, both 16, have been arrested in connection with the incident and are being held by police at an east London police station. | Two youths, both 16, have been arrested in connection with the incident and are being held by police at an east London police station. |
| People have left tributes and flowers for the teenager at the scene. | People have left tributes and flowers for the teenager at the scene. |
| Residents shocked | |
| Hasiimu Mutoni, 17, a close friend of the victim, said the teenager was well-liked. | |
| "He was the type of guy that, if you looked after him, he would look after you. This is his area. Everybody liked him." | |
| He said the boy was not involved in drugs or gangs. | |
| The cordon around the 100-yard stretch of Chesterford Road, where police were investigating, was lifted later on Friday afternoon. | The cordon around the 100-yard stretch of Chesterford Road, where police were investigating, was lifted later on Friday afternoon. |
| Residents were shocked by the boy's death. | Residents were shocked by the boy's death. |
| One, Tony Simpson, 43, said: "My neighbour said he heard some shouting late last night, somebody swearing at somebody. | One, Tony Simpson, 43, said: "My neighbour said he heard some shouting late last night, somebody swearing at somebody. |
| "He was watching TV and looked out when he heard the shouting, then he saw three guys running down the road." | "He was watching TV and looked out when he heard the shouting, then he saw three guys running down the road." |
| Manir Asghar, 35, said: "It's very nice round here, and I don't know what to make of it. It's really shocking that something like that could happen here." | Manir Asghar, 35, said: "It's very nice round here, and I don't know what to make of it. It's really shocking that something like that could happen here." |
| Officers have appealed for information about the incident, which is not thought to be gang-related. | Officers have appealed for information about the incident, which is not thought to be gang-related. |
| Seven teenagers have been fatally stabbed in London since the beginning of this year. | Seven teenagers have been fatally stabbed in London since the beginning of this year. |
| Shelly Khaled, a youth worker with Young People Affected by Crime, said: "The feedback that we get from young people is when they do carry knives... it's for protection and safety. | Shelly Khaled, a youth worker with Young People Affected by Crime, said: "The feedback that we get from young people is when they do carry knives... it's for protection and safety. |
| "What we try to do is drive home the message that the facts are you're probably nine out of ten times going to be hurt by your own knife." | "What we try to do is drive home the message that the facts are you're probably nine out of ten times going to be hurt by your own knife." |