A 17-year-old boy is still fighting for his life two days after a double stabbing on Old Kent Road, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. He was knifed outside the Cantium Retail Park just before 10.45pm on Wednesday, prompting a major investigation overnight.

A second 17-year-old boy was also stabbed but he has since been discharged from hospital, the force added. Officers arrested a third teenager, also aged 17, on suspicion of attempted murder following a pursuit near the busy A-road the same night.

He has now been released on bail pending further enquiries. The shocking incident marks London's second multi-victim stabbing in as many days.

A large emergency response was pictured outside Asda and McDonald's, with a cordon still in place into Thursday afternoon. A section of g

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