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Josh Salisbury

Boy, 17, stabbed ‘after being chased by gang near south London park’

A 17-year-old boy has been left seriously injured after being stabbed close to a south London park in the early hours of Sunday.

Southwark Police said they were called to a report of a man being chased by a gang of males down Phelp Street, Walworth, in the direction of Burgess Park, at 12.45am.

Two of the group were reported to have knives.

Police and paramedics found a 17-year-old boy who had been stabbed.

He was treated at the scene before being taken to St Thomas Hospital. He remains in a serious condition.

Enquiries into the incident are still ongoing.

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