Brixton stabbing: Boy, 16, fighting for life after south London knife attack

The stabbing took place in Henry Road, Brixton
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A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed in a residential road in Brixton.

Police were called to reports of a stabbing in Henry Road at 6.15pm.

Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found the teenager suffering a knife injury.

A resident from the nearby Oval Quarter development said she could see “CPR being performed” in the new-build estate.

He has been rushed to a south London hospital where police say he remains in a critical condition.

Police said there have been no arrests.

A section 60 has been authorised for the areas between Brixton Road, Camberwell New Road, Denmark Hill and Coldharbour Lane. It will expire at 6.45am on Wednesday, February 24.

It comes hours after police named Tyreke Watson, 21, as the victim of a fatal stabbing in Tottenham — the second murder victim on the same street in less than a month.

Witnesses Mr Watson was chased by his attacker after being ambushed as he came out of a shop on West Green Road, Tottenham at 4pm on Monday.

He was given emergency treatment by ambulance staff but pronounced dead at the scene.

Student Anas Mezenner, 17, was fatally stabbed on January 19 on the same street.

Scotland Yard there were no immediate links with Mr Watson’s death and that of Anas, who was killed near Turnpike Lane station.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD 6277/23Feb. Alternatively, call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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