A teenage boy was stabbed as a recent rise in knife attacks continues.

The 17-year-old was attacked in Apple Road, Leytonstone, on Saturday (April 25) at around 3pm.

The London Air Ambulance attended the scene and the victim’s injuries are described as non-life threatening. 

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Blood was left spattered on the ground after the attack

He is in a stable condition and no arrests have been made.

The incident follows a murder in High Road, Leyton, at around 3.30am on Saturday.

A 40-year-old man was stabbed to death at a property above Cleopatra beauty salon opposite Coronation Gardens.

Massimo Fishti, of High Road, Leyton, was arrested shortly after and has been charged with murder.

Concerns have been raised about a recent surge in knife attacks across the borough.

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Police at the scene of the stabbing on Saturday