A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a teenager to death near a primary school.
The victim, 15, was found dying near Hurst Drive Primary School in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire on Thursday night.
The boy was discovered suffering serious stab wounds and was declared dead at the scene.
Police confirmed they have arrested a suspect, from London, and have released him on bail.
Forensics experts on the scene yesterday after a boy was stabbed to death in Waltham Cross
A Hertfordshire Police spokesman said: ‘A 14-year-old boy from London was arrested on suspicion of murder. He has been released under investigation while enquiries continue.’
A murder investigation was launched late on Thursday night and police sealed off the scene to carry out door to door enquiries.
The attack is understood to have happened at around 9.30pm.
Kathy Clarke, a grandmother of seven, said: ‘I heard the helicopter last night and I told my husband I think something awful has happened.’
Another resident added: ‘I was on the landing at home and saw blue lights flashing and looked out the window and saw what was going on.’
The attack happened just yards from a primary school at around 9.30pm yesterday evening
A police spokesman said: ‘Officers were called at 9.30pm yesterday to Hurst Drive, Waltham Cross, to reports of a stabbing.
‘The victim, a 15-year-old boy, was treated by paramedics but was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
‘Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit have now launched a murder investigation.
‘They are working, with the support of the victim’s family, to establish the circumstances around the incident.’
Anyone with information should call 101.
Police were scene examining the scene today and are appealing to anyone with information
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