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The brutal attacks in Battersea and Enfield happened within hours of each other, leaving the 17-year-old and 42-year-old men dead. In the first incident, emergency services rushed to Exeter Road in Enfield at just after 1pm yesterday afternoon to reports a man had been stabbed. Paramedics battled to save Damien McLaughlin's life for 45 minutes, but he was pronounced dead at the scene at 2.15pm. Next of kin have been informed, and officers are continuing their investigation into the savage attack.

MET POLICE The first stabbing took place in Enfield and the second in Battersea

Two teens aged 17 and 18, along with a 21-year-old, have since been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody. But just hours later, officers were scrambled for the second time after a 17-year-old boy was attacked in Ingrave Street, Battersea, at around 1am. Police were called to a 'disturbance' but found the stricken teen, lying in the street suffering from severe knife wounds. The cyclist was allegedly attacked by masked youths wielding machetes in a horrifying incident on a housing estate, witnesses said today.

GOOGLE A teen was found stabbed in Battersea hours later

He was chased by a gang wearing balaclavas and left sprawled on the bonnet of a car. Residents told how they raised the alarm after hearing the boy screaming "help me, I'm dying", reports the Standard. A 45-year-old neighbour said: “There were about six of them, they jumped out of the car and started chasing him immediately. He was on his bike but they caught up with him and stabbed him. “Someone shouted ‘police are coming’ which stopped the others from finishing him off and they got in the car and sped off.”

GETTY Both men died just minutes after paramedics arrived at the scene

London Ambulance crews rushed the boy to hospital, but he was sadly pronounced dead at 2.50am. Next of kin have been informed but no arrests have been made so far. Detectives from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command are investigating but no one has been arrested so far.

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