Murder inquiry launched after 18-year-old man was chased and stabbed in Chadwell Heath on Wednesday night

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A murder investigation has been launched after a teenager was stabbed to death in London.



The 18-year-old man was chased and stabbed in Chadwell Heath, east London, on Wednesday night.

Officers were called at around 10.30pm to reports of an assault on Padnell Road, said the Metropolitan police. The man was found with a stab injury in nearby Nash Road and was taken to hospital, where he died in the early hours of Thursday.

The incident comes amid a spate of fatal stabbings in the capital. In the year to September 2017, there was a rise of 21% in recorded crimes involving a knife in England and Wales, including a 13% rise in homicides.

Over the new year period four people were stabbed to death in unrelated attacks across London in the space of 24 hours.

Statistics released on Thursday by London’s air ambulance found that the most common reason for the service to be dispatched in 2017 was for stabbings or shootings.

One man has been arrested in connection with the Chadwell Heath investigation. Police said the victim may have been chased by a number of suspects before being attacked. His next of kin have been informed.