Police search for man after boy, 16, stabbed in stomach in Islington

Police have released images of a man they want to identify after a boy was stabbed in the stomach in Islington.

Officers and ambulance crews were called to reports of a stabbing at Northampton Square at 4:50pm on Friday 17 June.

The boy, 16, was found on the nearby King Square Estate with a knife wound to the stomach.

He was taken to a north London hospital, where his condition is not life threatening.

Anyone with information can contact police on 101 or Tweet @MetCC quoting 5181/17JUN.

To give information anonymously contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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