Four young men were killed in stabbing incidents in London amid New Year celebrations, the Met Police has said.<\/p>\n
Three were stabbed on New Year’s Eve and a fourth in the early hours of New Year’s Day in unrelated incidents.<\/p>\n
Another young man stabbed on New Year’s Day is in a critical condition in hospital.<\/p>\n
Five men have been arrested over one of the deaths, in Larmans Road, Enfield, in which an 18-year old died. No other arrests have been made.<\/p>\n
In other attacks, a 20-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Memorial Avenue, West Ham, and a 17-year-old boy was killed in Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, on New Year’s Eve.<\/p>\n
Early on New Year’s Day, a 20-year-old man was fatally wounded in Bartholomew Court, Old Street. A second man in his 20s suffered critical stab injuries in the same incident.<\/p>\n
Commander Neil Jerome said: “I am grateful to Londoners and visitors to the capital who co-operated with police to enable the vast majority of people to enjoy New Year’s Eve.<\/p>\n
“However, there were small groups who chose to engage in disorder and violence, and whose actions have had utterly tragic consequences.<\/p>\n
“It is heartbreaking that, at a time when so many of us are contemplating what lies ahead in 2018, four families are dealing with the grief of losing a loved one to senseless violence and the callous use of knives as lethal weapons.”<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"