A teenage boy has been arrested after a stabbing in North London. The Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service were called to Kilburn High Road at 5.50pm on Sunday, January 5 to reports of a stabbing.
At the scene, emergency services found two teenage boys, aged 15 and 17, with stab wounds. The boys were at different locations along the road.
Both boys were taken to hospital where their injuries were assessed as not life-threatening. A 17-year-old male has since been arrested.
Crime scenes that were in place have now been lifted. Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident continue.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at approximately 17:50hrs on Sunday, 5 January to reports of a stabbing in Kilburn High Road, NW6.
“Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found two teenage males – aged 15 and 17 – suffering stab injuries at different locations along Kilburn High Road. Both were taken to hospital for treatment. Neither person’s injuries are life threatening.
“The 17-year-old has been arrested as part of this investigation. Crime scenes were put in place – these have now been lifted.
“Enquiries into the circumstances continue.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 5.46pm on Sunday 5 January to reports of a stabbing on Kilburn High Road, NW6.
“We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer. We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated two patients at the scene and took them to major trauma centres.”
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