News • Jan 26, 2021 19:03 GMT
A murder investigation has been launched following the fatal stabbing of a teenage boy in Islington.
Police were called to Holland Walk, N19, on Monday, 25 January, at approximately 17:30hrs to a report of a stabbing.
Officers attended with London Ambulance Service and HEMS, and found the victim, a 15-year-old boy suffering from a stab injury. Despite efforts to save him by emergency services, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene a short while later. While formal identification is yet to take place, officers believe the victim is Romario Opia.
Romario’s next of kin have been informed and they being supported by specialist officers.
Images via Met Police of knife and machete seized on Monday (January 25) in Croydon. Two teenagers were arrested and a pair of blades seized in Croydon after police chased the pair off an electric scooter last night (Monday, January 25). The chase happened after officers patrolling with the Met Police s Violent Crime Taskforce signalled to two teenagers riding an E-Scooter on Stanford Road (SW16) to stop. Instead, they seemingly lost control of the scooter and ran off, throwing away a bag that was later recovered by the police patrol. A spokesperson for the Met Police described what happened next. ARREST | 2 males arrested and 2 knives recovered following a proactive stop by officers from the #VCTF in #Croydon#Norbury last night. https://t.co/QUHdE7cmph Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) January 26, 2021
A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of affray and has been released with no further action.
Ch Supt Raj Kohli, commander of the central north unit, said: “A young person’s life has been taken and our thoughts are with his family and friends who have lost someone very special to them. I know our community will be shocked and upset by this incident. Our officers share your sadness, and we have a team dedicated to tracking down those who committed this. Detectives from our specialist crime command will be making extensive enquiries and I would ask anyone who does know something to come forward and share that information.