Murder probe after a stabbing in park

MAN, 20, DIED AT THE SCENE FOLLOWING FIGHT IN LONDON

A MURDER probe has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in an east London park.

Police were called to reports of a fight in Plashet Park, Newham, at 7.38pm on Saturday.

A man, understood to be 20, was found with stab injuries and he died at the scene despite officers administering first aid, the Metropolitan Police said.

Officers believe they know who the man is and inquiries were ongoing to identify him and inform his family.

A teenage male with stab injuries and another with head injuries were also found at the scene, the force said.

Both were taken to hospital and neither is in a life-threatening condition, it added.

No arrests have been made.

Superintendent Dion Brown, one of the senior officers responsible for policing Newham, said yesterday: "I know this tragic and violent loss of life will cause a good deal of upset among the local community.