Blood streets – teenagers die just 12 miles apart in London stabbing
London Stabbing
London stabbing – Two teenage boys were murdered in separate attacks within 12 minutes that were 12 miles apart in south London during a blood-soaked evening in the capital.
Then, just a few hours later three men were stabbed in Clapham but escaped with their lives.
Police have made fourteen arrests in connection with the attacks.
The first victim was stabbed on Deeside Road, Wandsworth at 4.42pm and died a short time later. Emergency services battled to save the boy’s life but he died at the scene.
The second boy was shot dead in a car park on Hartville Road, Plumstead at 4.54pm, some 12 miles away.
Then three men were found with stab and slash injuries at 3.22am on Bedford Road, Clapham. The condition of two of the men is unknown, but a third man has been reported as having non-life threatening injuries.
The murders are the 57th and 58th to rock the capital since 43-year-old Adrian Murphy was stabbed in a block of flats in Battersea 11 days ago.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been criticised for failing to get London’s knife crime under control.
The capital looks set to meet last year’s stabbing record after 132 people were killed in the city in 2018.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he was ‘sickened’ by the yesterday’s murders, which are believed to be the 57th and 58th so far in the capital.
Police have been trying to notify both murder victims next of kin. A post mortem will be carried out in each case.
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Officers pictured at the scene where three men were stabbed on Bedford road, Clapham, at 3.22am this morning during another night of bloodshed in the capital
Four men were arrested in relation to the Clapham stabbing – two for violent disorder, one after being accused of carrying a bladed instrument and another for possession of a taser.
A Met spokesman said: ‘Police were called to Deeside Road, SW17 at 1642hrs on Friday, June 14 following reports of a stabbing. Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found a male, believed to be aged in his late teens in a critical condition.
‘He died at the scene a short while later.
‘A crime scene remains in place and police are appealing for anyone with information on what happened to call them urgently on 101 quoting CAD reference 5877/14June.’
Detectives confirmed they are following a number of leads.
Scotland Yard warned local residents in Wandsworth and Plumstead that they will see a heavy police presence as a result of both crimes.
Police told ITV News that a cordon will remain in place on Bedford road, Clapham, until it becomes clear whether the stabbings were fatal.
A large crime scene has been established around the scene of yesterday’s fatal shooting
Six men were arrested by officers in connection to the stabbing last night in Wandsworth
Just 12 minutes after the fatal stabbing a teenage boy was shot dead in a car park in Hartville Road, Plumstead, shortly before 5pm
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan released a statement condemning the murders.
He said: ‘I am sickened to hear that two young lives have been ended within minutes of each other in Wandsworth and Greenwich.
‘Our overstretched police are working around the clock to keep Londoners safe. They need our support to end this scourge of violence.
‘I am in close contact with the Metropolitan Police and locally elected representatives.
‘Anybody who has information about what happened either in Wandsworth or Greenwich should do the right thing and call the police, either on 101 or anonymously, through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.’
Tooting MP Rosena Allin-Khan said the murder on Deeside road was ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘absolutely tragic’.
‘My heart goes out to the family of this victim after this absolutely tragic incident,” she wrote on Twitter.
‘I spoke at length with people on the Aboyne Estate tonight, anyone with concerns can contact me – I’m here to listen.
‘Sending love to the Tooting family tonight – this is heartbreaking.’
