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| Boy, 12, stabbed in chest at flats in Hoxton, east London | |
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| A 12-year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed eight times in a gang-related attack, police said. | A 12-year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed eight times in a gang-related attack, police said. |
| Shortly before the child was attacked, near flats in Hoxton, east London, police were called to another stabbing nearby following a fight. | |
| A 19-year-old was found with stab injuries to his hand and leg in Gorsuch Street. His injuries were not thought to be serious. | A 19-year-old was found with stab injuries to his hand and leg in Gorsuch Street. His injuries were not thought to be serious. |
| Police said both stabbings were linked. | Police said both stabbings were linked. |
| The attack on the 12-year-old happened near flats in Stanway Court at about 22:15 BST on Tuesday. | The attack on the 12-year-old happened near flats in Stanway Court at about 22:15 BST on Tuesday. |
| It is close to the Hoxton Chicken and Pizza shop in Hoxton Street where Agnes Sina-Inakoju was fatally wounded in April 2010. | It is close to the Hoxton Chicken and Pizza shop in Hoxton Street where Agnes Sina-Inakoju was fatally wounded in April 2010. |
| The 16-year-old was caught up in a gang feud when she was shot in the neck by a gunman who fired through the shop's window. | The 16-year-old was caught up in a gang feud when she was shot in the neck by a gunman who fired through the shop's window. |
| Leon Dunkley, 22, and Mohammed Smoured, 21, both of Hackney, were found guilty of her murder and sentenced to 32-year minimum jail terms in April 2011. | Leon Dunkley, 22, and Mohammed Smoured, 21, both of Hackney, were found guilty of her murder and sentenced to 32-year minimum jail terms in April 2011. |
| The killers, who were members of the London Fields gang, believed members of the rival Hoxton Boys gang were near the shop, the court heard. | The killers, who were members of the London Fields gang, believed members of the rival Hoxton Boys gang were near the shop, the court heard. |
| The attack was to avenge the beating of one of their gang members. | The attack was to avenge the beating of one of their gang members. |