A teenage boy who was stabbed to death in north London ‘screamed and shouted’ before crashing a moped into a lampost, according to locals.
Police were called to Beechwood Way in Islington by paramedics following reports 16-year-old Deonte Mowatt-Slater had injured himself after crashing his vehicle.
But on arrival, they discovered the teen was also suffering from a serious knife wound, and he tragically died at the scene despite efforts to save him.
A murder investigation has since been opened and and enquiries are ongoing. No arrests have yet been made.
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A local 48-year-old shop owner, who doesn’t want to be named, told Metro: ‘There was screaming and shouting and a commotion and a fight, people who live on the street told me.
‘The person had tried to get away on their moped but they didn’t get far.
‘The sad thing is that it’s nothing unusual, every other day there’s an incident. Everything just goes under the radar here.
‘I won’t let my wife walk home alone at night, the last thing I want is for her to be harassed by a group of young people and for her to get cut up.’
A local named Wes said there’s been multiple murders within a mile of Deonte’s killing in the last six months.
‘I’ve lived in North London my whole life. I’m not scared to live here.’ he said.
‘But I just think, what sort of life are these kids living where they’re stabbing eachother on the street.’
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Mowatt-Slater’s family are being supported by specialist officers and a post-mortem examination will take place, police confirmed.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil John said: ‘We are in the very early stages of our investigation. At this point it is unclear exactly where Deonte was when he suffered his injury. He was found injured on Courtauld Road along with his motorcycle.
‘We are working hard to establish the sequence of events that led to this tragic loss of a young life.
‘I am keen to hear from anyone who witnessed, or has footage of, any part of this incident.
‘A number of crime scenes remain in place while we continue with our enquiries, and I would like to thank local residents in advance for their patience.
‘Today a family has received the worst possible news – if you have information about this incident please do the right thing and get in touch.’
A number of crime scenes are in place throughout the area, including Courtauld Road where is it believed an altercation took place, and Sussex Road.
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