The police were called to a road accident in Bickley Road, Leyton, in Waltham Forest shortly before 6.30pm. Officers and paramedics found the boy with stab injuries and he was declared dead half an hour later. The Metropolitan Police said that he had been riding a moped before he was involved in a collision with a car. A statement said: “It is believed that three men got out of the car and stabbed the victim before driving off. “Despite efforts of paramedics, he was declared dead at 7.09pm.

Source: The Times January 09, 2019 00:04 UTC