Boy\, 14\, stabbed to death in Waltham Forest street

Boy, 14, stabbed to death in Waltham Forest street

Bickley Road, Waltham Forest Image copyright Google
Image caption The boy was found after police received false reports of a road crash

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in an east London street.

Police were initially called to reports of a road crash in Bickley Road, Waltham Forest, at about 18:30 GMT.

Once there, they found the stabbed boy, who was declared dead at the scene despite attempts to revive him.

His next of kin have been informed, a Met Police spokesman said. No-one has been arrested and the homicide and major crime team has been informed, he added.