An 18-year-old male has died after being stabbed in east London, police have said.

Officers found the teenager with critical injuries to the south of West Ham Park in Newham at about 3.30pm on Monday. The London ambulance service was called but he was pronounced dead about an hour later.

His next of kin had been informed, said the Metropolitan police, who added that a postmortem examination and formal identification would be arranged in due course.

“An urgent investigation has been launched. There has been no arrest at this early stage,” the Met said.

Anybody with information is asked to contact the force using 101.