Havering College stabbing: Teen rushed to hospital after being 'stabbed in neck' near college in east London

A teenager has been rushed to hospital after a stabbing in east London
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Police are investigating after a teenager was stabbed near the grounds of a college in east London.

Officers were called at around 12.20pm on Tuesday after reports of a stabbing at Tring Gardens, Romford.

A parent whose child attends the college said they were told the victim had been "stabbed in the neck."

The Metropolitan Police attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and found a boy, believed to be in his late teens, suffering a stab injury.

The teenager was rushed to hospital and Havering College was evacuated.

An air ambulance was seen at the scene
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The victim's injuries are not life-changing or life-threatening, a spokeswoman for Scotland Yard said.

No arrests have been made.

One parent, who has a child at the college told the Romford Recorder: “They said he was stabbed in the neck.

“I just wanted my son to get out of there as quick as possible.

“All the children were evacuated, and told to go home."

A spokesman from Havering College told the newspaper: "We are aware of an incident outside our Quarles Campus in Harold Hill earlier today.

“As this is now a police investigation we are unable to make any further comment.”

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