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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mattha Busby

Double stabbing in London leaves one dead and another critical

Police tape
Police tape Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

A man has died and another is in a critical condition after a stabbing incident in north-east London.

The Metropolitan police were called to the scene on Manford Way in Hainault at about 10.20pm on Friday.

One man, believed to be 23, was pronounced dead at the scene. A second, thought to be 22, was taken to hospital.

The force said a murder investigation had been launched but no arrests had been made.

A crime scene remains in place, and next of kin were being informed on Saturday.

In a separate incident in Hackney, east London, a man believed to be in his 20s suffered non-life threatening gunshot injuries on Friday night.

Police said they believe the man was shot at by two people on a moped.

The incidents come as concern grows about rising levels of violent crime in the capital. The number of homicides in London this year reached 100 last month.



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