A boy believed to be 15 years old has been stabbed to death in east London.
Police were called to Somerford Grove, in Hackney, on Wednesday evening to reports of a stabbing.
I am deeply saddened by the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in Hackney. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones.
This horrific violence has absolutely no place on our streets. To anyone with information – please contact police on 101 or @CrimestoppersUK anonymously. https://t.co/zioKMsRGPl
— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) May 2, 2019
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said: “I am deeply saddened by the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in Hackney. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones.
“This horrific violence has absolutely no place on our streets. To anyone with information – please contact police on 101 or @CrimestoppersUK anonymously.”
On Thursday morning, a handful of police officers were still at the scene in Hackney, east London, with residents and employees based on Somerford Road asked to sign in and out for
verification.
A resident who lives in the surrounding estate but did not want to be named, said: “I could hear people shouting.
“They were screaming the f word. I think it was the friends of the poor boy.”
But police said his injuries were not life-threatening.
No arrests have been made and the Metropolitan Police has put a Section 60 order in place for the whole of Hackney, which allows officers to stop and search anyone in the area.
The Homicide and Major Crime Command have been informed.
