Two teenagers were stabbed in broad daylight, as an escalation in knife crime in Waltham Forest continues.

Police were called to Old Church Road in Chingford at 5pm on Saturday (March 28) following reports of a stabbing.

Officers attending found two males, aged in their teens, suffering from stab injuries.

Both men were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police say they have a number of active leads they are pursuing, but no arrests have been made.

Sheridan Mangal, chairman of A Better Way Partnership (ABWP), works closely with police and the council and is regularly updated on serious incidents.

He said there has been an upturn in knife crime in the last three months and has raised concerns with the Met.

Anyone with information is urged to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting CAD 6945/28March.