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Boy (16) in critical condition after being stabbed by assailants on mopeds
Police have launched an appeal for witnesses.
POLICE IN THE United Kingdom have launched an appeal for witnesses after two boys were stabbed by assailants on mopeds in London earlier this week.
One of the two boys, aged 16, is in a critical condition in hospital. The other, aged 17, has since been discharged.
The incident happened at 5.30pm on Wednesday in Mountearl Garde in the Streatham area of London.
Detective Chief Inspector Jim Redmond described it as a “vicious and violent attack”, adding that it took place at a time when a number of people would have been in the area.
“It is of paramount importance that we find those responsible and I would urge anyone with any information no matter how small to get in contact with us,” he said.
A spokesperson for Scotland Yard said.
At this early stage detectives believe that the victims sustained their injuries after two mopeds each with a rider and pillion passenger approached them.
“The pillion passengers then attacked the victims before fleeing on the waiting mopeds, heading in the direction of Mount Nod Road. Neither of the pillion passengers is believed to have worn a helmet.”
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