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Evening Standard
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Sami Quadri,Barney Davis and Daniel Keane

Murder probe after boy, 17, pulled from canal in north-west London with stab wound

A murder investigation has been launched after a teenager was pulled out of a canal in north-west London with a stab wound.

Police were called to the Grand Union Canal by Scrubs Lane following reports of a stabbing at 5.45pm on Sunday.

A 17-year-old boy was pulled from the water. Despite the efforts of paramedics he was pronounced dead at 6.10pm

A crime scene remains in place.

His next of kin have been informed and a post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place on Wednesday.

No arrests have been made in the murder investigation launched after the incident, police said.

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