Milton Keynes stabbing: Double murder inquiry after two teenagers killed

  • 2019-10-20 14:43:54
A double murder investigation has been launched after two 17-year-old boys were stabbed to death. Two men were also injured in the "shocking" incident in Milton Keynes and are in hospital with what are described as serious, but not life-threatening injuries. Police were called to reports of a stabbing at a property in Archford Croft, Emerson Valley, shortly before midnight on Saturday. One teenage victim died at the scene, while the other was taken to hospital with serious injuries but died later. There have been no arrests and next of kin have been informed. A neighbour who knew the victims suggested the stabbing was linked to a house party which had been held in the area. What appeared to be blood could be seen smeared across the front door of the address. The crime scene was cordoned off on Sunday as forensic teams carried out their fingertip search. One neighbour said she heard a "commotion" involving screaming shortly before midnight but did not see what happened. "The police were here pretty quick," she said. Another neighbour, who lives in a neighbouring cul-de-sac, said that she know the boys but declined to give their names.She said: "We do know that there was a house party at the time, not here but another part of Emerson. I think it's just because there was a house party and then the trouble started from there." She said of the two boys: "I think they were friends but that's all we know. It's just because our kids all go to the same school together." One woman, whose home overlooks the property's garden, said she did no see or hear anything and described the neighbourhood as "peaceful". "It's just a nice peaceful part of Milton Keynes. There's never been any incidents, not since I've been here, which is quite a while now," she said. Detective Chief Superintendent Ian Hunter said: "Thames Valley Police is in the early stages of a double murder investigation after two teenage boys have tragically died in this shocking incident.          

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