Teenager dies at Wolverhampton park as police launch murder investigation
A murder investigation has been launched after a teenager was fatally stabbed in a Wolverhampton park on Thursday afternoon.
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Paramedics called West Midlands Police to West Park at around 4.30pm. The teenage boy, whose identity officers are still working to confirm, died a short time later.
On social media, witnesses reported seeing a large number of emergency service vehicles, including the air ambulance.
Detectives are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch at this early stage of the investigation.
Chief Superintendent Richard Fisher, of Wolverhampton Police, said: "It's absolutely tragic that we have lost another young life to knife crime.
“Our enquiries are at a very early stage, and we have detectives working flat out to find whoever is responsible and bring them into custody as soon as possible.
“We'll be increasing patrols and offering reassurance to the community, and supporting everyone affected, over the coming days.”
People can get in touch with the force via Live Chat on its website or 101, quoting log 3259 of 7 March.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
The currently unidentified teenager is not the first person to be killed in Wolverhampton West Park.
In 2018, 14-year-old Viktorija Sokolova was killed by 17-year-old Ayman Aziz in a terrifying rape and murder that shocked the nation.
She was mercilessly bludgeoned to death after being lured to a late-night rendezvous at the park's wooden pavilion, nicknamed the 'black house.'
The following year, Aziz was convicted of his crimes and jailed for life with a minimum term of 19 years.
