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Evening Standard
· collected 2026-10-10 · by Patrick Daly and Matts Watts
Two teenagers, a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy, sustained life-threatening stab wounds in separate incidents just minutes apart in London on Friday evening. Both individuals were arrested for affray and possession of an offensive weapon before being hospitalized. Police are treating the cases as linked and continue to investigate. The borough where these events occurred, Barking and Dagenham, logged 485 knife-related offenses last year, highlighting a concerning trend in violent crime.
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In London, two stabbing incidents occurred minutes apart on Friday evening. A 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy, found at separate locations just streets apart, were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Both victims were arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of an offensive weapon. The London Ambulance Service (LAS) responded to both incidents. Police are treating these cases as linked and are investigating further. With over 13,500 knife crime victims recorded in London within the past year, almost 80% were male, with half under age 25. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact police at 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, referencing CAD 5813/09OCT26.
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A man aged 19 and a 17-year-old boy were taken to hospital after being found on Friday evening at two separate locations just streets apart.
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They were also both arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of an offensive weapon.
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“The London Ambulance Service (LAS) also attended, and a 19-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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“He was arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of an offensive weapon.
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He remains in hospital.”
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Police were then called to a second incident only two minutes later, with officers sent to attend after a report of a teenage boy with stab wounds in Fanshawe Crescent.
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A 17-year-old was taken to hospital by paramedics after suffering what are thought to be life-threatening injuries, the force said.
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“He was arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of an offensive weapon, and he remains in hospital,” the Met statement continued.
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“These incidents are currently being treated as linked and enquiries are ongoing.
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Police said anyone with information that could assist their inquiries should ring 101, quoting CAD 5813/09OCT26.
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Alternatively, they can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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The borough with the worst knife crime rate in the past year was Newham, with 824 offences logged.
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Southwark and Lambeth ranked second and third on the list, with 697 and 691 knife related offences recorded respectively.
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Barking and Dagenham, the borough where the two people arrested were found injured, had 485 total knife offences last year.
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Out of the 13,500-plus knife crime victims recorded in London in the past 12 months, almost 80% of them were male and half of those identified were under the age of 25.
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