Six people killed over New Year’s Eve and the early hours of New Year’s Day as violence spread over the big party night
Four men and a middle-aged woman were murdered in separate knife attacks while another man died of head injuries
SIX people were killed on New Year's Eve and the early hours of New Year's Day as violence ripped through the country.
A middle-aged woman and four men were murdered in separate knife attacks while another man died of head injuries.
The first victim was 17 and murdered at 11:30am New Year's Eve in Enfield, North London.
A fifth man is currently fighting for his life in hospital after the unrelated stabbings across South, East and North London in the space of seven hours.
One man died from head injuries in Seacroft, Leeds after police rushed to an address following reports of a man with a gun at 4:36pm New Year's Day.
Four separate murder probes have now been launched following the horror last night.
A 20-year-old man was knifed to death in West Ham, East London at 7.35pm.
Three hours later, a 17-year-old was fatally stabbed in Tulse Hill, South London.
Then at 2.35am, a 20-year-old was killed in Old Street while another man, aged in his 20s, was rushed to hospital with critical stab injuries.
Five males have been arrested in connection with the murder in Enfield but no other arrests in the other killings have been made.
The grisly total brings the number of teens killed in London last year to 26.
Commander Neil Jerome, of the Met's Territorial Policing Command, said: "I am grateful to Londoners and visitors to the capital who co-operated with police - both at major celebrations in Westminster and at thousands of organised and private events across London - to enable the vast majority of people to enjoy New Year's Eve.
"However, there were small groups who chose to engage in disorder and violence, and whose actions have had utterly tragic consequences.
"It is heartbreaking that, at a time when so many of us are contemplating what lies ahead in 2018, four families are dealing with the grief of losing a loved one to senseless violence and the callous use of knives as lethal weapons."
Horrified witnesses have revealed how a cop desperately tried to save the 17-year-old stabbed in Tulse Hill.
Resident Clive Harriott, 56, said he watched a group of around teens "arguing and shouting" before violence erupted.
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He added: "I watched for a while. There was one police officer leaning over the bloke trying to revive him.
"I could see him lying over someone, but I couldn't tell who it was."
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