A boy has been charged with murder after an 18-year-old was stabbed to death in east London.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, will appear before magistrates in Barkingside on Monday.
Emergency services were called to Harrow Road in Ilford just before 4am on Thursday to reports of a fight.
Kamran Khalid, 18, was found with stab wounds and died at the scene half an hour later.
It’s believed several people were present when Kamran was fatally knifed.
Detective Chief Inspector Joanna Yorke, who is leading the murder investigation, said on Thursday: ‘We are currently in the very early stages of our investigation and are working quickly and diligently to establish the circumstances that led to the death of this young man.
‘An arrest has been made, but we believe that a number of people were present when the victim was murdered and we need to identify those people.
‘The altercation took place in the middle of the night and while I know that few people will have been on the street at that time, I am keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the events leading up to and including the murder.
‘Any information, no matter how small, could be significant to the investigation, please do get in touch.’
Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Trevers said they are ‘deeply saddened that another young life has been lost to knife crime’.
He added: ‘We understand the shock that local residents will feel at this dreadful news.’
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