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.
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.
Police at the scene of the stabbing on Saturday
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