teen stabbed to death collapses outsidePizza restaurant after calling bystanders for help.
Police were called after reports of an attack in East London and upon arrival found a man in his "late teens" with stab wounds.
Emergency services provided first aid, but the young man was later identified as Ghulam Sadiq, an 18-year-old local boy. MyLondon.
According to an employee at Milano Pizza on Leightonstone High Road, a group of bystanders swarmed around the teenager, leaving him "injured and bleeding from his mouth"
Abdullah, who works at a pizza restaurant, ran to get some clothes to compress the wound.
He told his MyLondon: "I was just going back to the store. He went next to me and said 'help me' and fell to the ground. He was bleeding profusely.
" A man was said to have stabbed him. He was injured and bleeding from his mouth. He was bleeding profusely and there were many people trying to save him."
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met the police)He added: I think he was already dead when the police came. They tried for about 10 minutes...there was blood everywhere.
Detective Chief Inspector Linda Bradley of the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Crime Command said: No family should endure this terrible tragedy. He was attacked in broad daylight on a busy highway one summer Saturday afternoon.
"We know this will shock and upset the local community. We assure you that we will do everything we can to identify and bring those responsible to justice."
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Chief Insp Bradley added: . It seems that he was busy at the time of the incident. I urge anyone who sees something remarkable to come forward and speak to us. We would love to hear from you. No insignificant information.
"I would also like to thank the local businesses and residents affected by the road closures around the crime scene for their patience and cooperation in carrying out the critical initial stages of the investigation. We will work as thoroughly and efficiently as possible.”
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: Believed to be in his late teens, he has a stab wound.
Anyone with information is urged to call the police on 101. The reference number he is 3896/06AUG. Alternatively, you can visit the Major Incident Public Reporting Site and look for Operation Waspgreen to provide information, images or footage.
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