London murders: Two boys arrested after teens stabbed to death

Two much teenagers person been arrested connected suspicion of murdering 2 16-year-old boys successful south-east London.

Charlie Bartolo and Kearne Solanke were stabbed to decease successful Abbey Wood and Thamesmead connected Saturday.

Police arrested a 16-year-old lad connected Tuesday greeting portion a 15-year-old lad was arrested aboriginal successful the day. Both stay successful custody.

Another 16-year-old lad has been released connected bail pending further inquiries.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called to reports radical had been injured successful 2 abstracted locations astatine astir 17:10 GMT connected Saturday.

In a statement, Det Ch Insp Kate Blackburn, from the Met's Specialist Crime Command, said: "My officers are moving astir the timepiece to found the circumstances of these senseless murders and to find those responsible."

Both victims' families are being updated with developments arsenic the probe progresses and a installation has been acceptable up allowing members of the nationalist to nonstop accusation straight to the probe team, she added.

She said officers were alert of worldly posted online relating to the murders and urged anyone who was successful the country connected the nighttime successful question to travel forward.

The Met is besides continuing to entreaty for anyone who whitethorn person seen a achromatic Nissan Qashqai with metallic extortion bars astir Sewell Road oregon Titmuss Avenue successful the days and hours earlier the murders.

"We person the conveyance successful our possession, but are inactive funny successful witnesses who whitethorn person seen it being driven locally," Det Ch Insp Blackburn added.

Flowers person been laid by the constabulary cordon successful Titmuss Avenue and a forensics structure has besides been erected successful the vicinity.