Two teenagers are fighting for their lives after two stabbings in London which police say are linked.

A 17-year-old boy was found injured in Fairbridge Road, Islington, just after 5.30pm on Monday.

Ten minutes later, a man, who police believe is aged 18, was found stabbed less than half a mile away in Sussex Close.

The Met said both teenagers are in a life-threatening condition in hospital.

No arrests have been made but the force said it is linking the stabbings.


Extra police are to be drafted into the area and a Section 60 order that allows officers to search anyone will be in force throughout Islington until 7am on Tuesday.

The latest stabbings come after a teenager was stabbed to death in southeast London after being chased by a man "wearing a grey or blue hoodie" prior to the attack, police have said.

Officers were called to Tiverton Street in Southwark on Sunday at around 9.30pm where they found a man, aged 18, suffering from stab wounds.