2 hours ago 
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A execution probe has begun aft a 17-year-old lad was stabbed successful Battersea, southbound London, successful the aboriginal hours.
Police officers, paramedics and the London Air Ambulance were called to reports of a stabbing pursuing a imaginable altercation connected Glycena Road adjacent Lavender Hill astatine astir 04:20 BST.
The lad was recovered injured and helium received aesculapian treatment, but died astatine the scene. His adjacent of kin has been informed, the Metropolitan Police said.
No arrests person been made and a ample transgression country is successful place, with respective surrounding roads closed off. Police are appealing to those successful the country astatine the clip to travel guardant with immoderate applicable accusation oregon video footage.
Det Ch Insp Brian Howie from the Metropolitan Police said: "Our inquiries are progressing intensively, and our thoughts stay firmly with the victim's household astatine this highly hard time.
"I recognize this incidental volition origin important interest wrong the community.
"There is simply a continued and highly disposable constabulary beingness successful the area, and I would promote anyone with concerns to attack officers astatine the scene."
He said helium particularly wanted to perceive from radical who saw a radical of males moving successful the country - specifically connected Glycena Road, Acanthus Road oregon Pountney Road - betwixt 04:00 and 05:00.
"Any information, nary substance however insignificant it whitethorn seem, could beryllium crucial. CCTV, doorbell oregon mobile telephone footage whitethorn supply captious evidence," Howie added.
"I would besides impulse members of the nationalist not to presume that accusation has already been shared; immoderate item could beryllium of important value to the investigation."
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