Kantor King Solomon students ‘shaken up’ after witnessing stabbing outside school
Two teens rushed to hospital with the school head saying: 'It seems clear that none of our students were victims or involved in any way'
Two teenagers were stabbed in front of horrified Kantor King Solomon students on Tuesday after a fight broke out on the high street close to the East London school.
A 14-year-old boy was rushed to hospital and another boy, 15, went to a nearby hospital later that day with stab wounds.
Hannele Reece, the headteacher at Kantor King Solomon High School, told parents: “It seems clear that none of our students were victims or involved in any way.” But she added: “A number of our students did witness the incident,” and said students who had seen the fight were “very shaken up” and being supported.
Police said two 15-year-olds were arrested and questioned at nearby police stations.
Emergency services were called to the area at around 4.10pm on Tuesday. An air ambulance later took one of the victims to hospital, where he is understood to be in a serious but stable condition.
Video footage posted to social media showed police cordons blocking the pavement outside a number of shops on Barkingside High Street, including a kosher butcher.
Police said the two teenagers were being questioned.
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