Teenager stabbed to death leaving school in east London

Headteacher of Kelmscott school in Walthamstow says killing of 16-year-old was ‘darkest of days’

A 16-year-old boy was ambushed as he left a school in east London and stabbed to death on Friday in a “senseless attack”.

The pupil at Kelmscott school, Walthamstow, was met outside by his attackers who were “waiting for him”, an eyewitness said. He tried to escape but was stabbed a short distance away outside an auto parts store as other pupils watched.