Stratford Stabbing: Teenager Stabbed To Death Outside Shopping Centre

Another teenager is believed to also have been attacked.
Police in Stratford, east London after a male teenager was fatally stabbed outside Stratford Broadway shortly after 3pm on Thursday.
Police in Stratford, east London after a male teenager was fatally stabbed outside Stratford Broadway shortly after 3pm on Thursday.
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A teenager has been stabbed to death outside a shopping centre in Stratford.

A huge emergency service presence descended onto the scene – reportedly outside a McDonald’s – on Stratford Broadway shortly after being called at 3.20pm.

The male victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police in Stratford, east London after a male teenager was fatally stabbed outside Stratford Broadway shortly after 3pm on Thursday.
Police in Stratford, east London after a male teenager was fatally stabbed outside Stratford Broadway shortly after 3pm on Thursday.
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A second teenager is also believed to have been stabbed during the incident, with the London Ambulance Service confirming he had been taken to a major trauma centre, MyLondon reported.

A Section 60 order – more commonly known as a stop-and-search order – has been imposed in the area.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson has confirmed that police are investigating the incident, and have asked anyone with information to call police on 101 quoting reference number 4644/10Oct.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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