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An MP has called on the Mayor of London to allocate more resources to the police after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death last night (June 23).

Police were called to a community centre in Clockhouse Lane, Romford in the London Borough of Havering at around 9.05pm following reports of the fight at a birthday party.

On arrival, they were confronted by a large number of youths and found a 15-year-old with serious stab wounds.

Paramedics treated him at the scene, but he unfortunately he died as a result of his injuries.

Three people were arrested at the scene on suspicion of his murder.

A bus driver aged in his 50s was treated for a head injury at the scene.

Witnesses claim they saw around 25 police vehicles and dog units at the scene of the incident.

Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford, has now called on Sadiq Khan to give a 'greater priority' to outer London areas such as Havering.

In a tweet, he said: "I have argued for more Police for Romford for as long as I have been an MP, but it's the Mayor of London who decides on the allocation police resources, not Mps.

"The Mayor must give greater priority to outer London areas like Havering and I will continue to demand this."

The Conservative politician visited Collier Row to speak to police officers at the scene.

He also tweeted: "This is devastating news for the residents of North Romford. We must now wait for all the facts about this incident to be released. Until then, our condolences must go to the family of the young boy whose life has so tragically been cut short on our streets tonight."

Sadiq Khan also tweeted his response to last night's tragic events and revealed he had spoken with Mr Rosindell about the incident.

Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command are now investigating alongside officers in East Area.

Detective Sergeant Gurj Singh said: "Response officers who attended the initial calls were confronted with up to 100 youths leaving a birthday party gathering at a Community Centre.

"There appeared to be fighting and tragically a teenager has been found with fatal injuries.

"I would like to directly appeal to those present to contact police about what they saw and heard to help my team build a clearer picture of what took place.

"Equally, if you have video footage or images of the violent aftermath to the party, we need to hear from you."

Response team inspector Micheal O'Donoghue from East Area said: "Officers have been out in force this evening providing reassurance to those in the community who have no doubt been shocked by this appalling attack on a teenager.

"We will continue to provide a high visibility presence and officers will be on hand to hear from those from the local community.

"A large crime scene will remain in place for some time and local high visibility patrols will be stepped up. A section 60 will also be in place encompassing the Romford ring-road until 05:00hrs on Sunday 24 June.

“Our thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends. Lots of young people were in attendance at this party and will be affected by what they saw. I would urge anyone with information about this attack, and more generally about those who routinely carries knives, to urgently pass that information to police or Crimestoppers anonymously."

Any witnesses and those who have information are requested to call the incident room on 0208 345 3775 you can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online via https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously

You can also tweet police via @MetCC