A 16-year-old Taye Faik has been stabbed to death in Edmonton,
A murder investigation has been launched after a teenager was fatally stabbed in Kendal Gardens, N18 Officers.
The incident happened at 23:27hrs on Sunday, 1 October. The police and ambulance attended and found the 16-year-old victim, Taye Faik, dead at the scene.
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The boy’s family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers as they wait for a post-mortem examination to formally identify the cause of death.
A crime scene is in place in Kendal GArdens as detectives, local police officers and forensic specialists begin their painstaking work at the scene.
Detective Chief Superintendent Caroline Haines, the senior officer responsible for the Met’s North Area BCU, said: “I thank local people for their patience as police have worked through the night.
“They will continue to see a police presence and ongoing activity in their neighbourhood in the coming days, and I encourage people in the community to speak with those officers if they have any information or concerns that they wish to share.
“My thoughts and most sincere sympathies are with the family and friends of the victim. The family will be supported by dedicated police officers throughout the unimaginably difficult days and months ahead. We will be there for them, and I can assure them that skilled and tenacious detectives will be working to bring to justice whoever was responsible for this terrible crime.”
No arrest has been made as the investigation is in the early stages. However, investigators are appealing for witnesses who may have witnessed or captured the incident to step forward to assist the investigation by calling 101, ref 7767/01Oct.
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