Teenager found stabbed to death in park in Enfield, north London

Death is 10th fatal stabbing of a teenager in London so far this year and comes after 17-year-old was stabbed to death in Ilford A 14-year-old boy has been found stabbed to death at a park in Enfield, north London, police said. The boy, who has not been named, was already dead when police were called at about 5.30pm on Wednesday to Ponders End Recreation Ground, on the northern edge of London, Scotland Yard said. Officers were called by ambulance crews, who found the boy, suffering a stab wound, alongside a concrete wall in the middle of the park. The victim has not been named, although police know his identity and have told next of kin. Officers have launched a murder inquiry and are awaiting a postmortem investigation. No arrests have been made. It is the 10th fatal stabbing of a teenager in London so far this year, coming less than a week after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Ilford, east London , following what was believed to be a fight at the end of a party. According to Scotland Yard figures, knife crime involving young people in London has risen almost 10% over the past year , with an even bigger increase in the number of youths injured in knife attacks in the past few years. Enfield, which has significant areas of deprivation alongside streets of comfortable suburban homes, experienced a night of significant riots and looting earlier this month , which spread from the town centre towards Ponders End to the east. Knife crime Crime Peter Walker guardian.co.uk

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