Murder Investigation after teen stabbed in central London

Police have launched a murder investigation after a boy was stabbed to death in Paddington.

The teenager, believed to be 17, was found with a stab wound in Paddington Green, central London, on Monday at around 1.41pm.

Emergency services including an air ambulance rushed to the scene but despite the efforts of paramedics he was pronounced dead at 2.15pm, the Metropolitan Police said.

A spokesperson said his next of kin had been informed and that no arrests had been made.

Police said a man - believed to be aged in his 20s - was stabbed in Kilburn High Road, near the junction with Palmerston Road, NW6, the same afternoon.

Police were called at around 4.20pm and London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance also attended.

The victim has been taken to hospital for treatment.

No arrests have been made.

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