The 13-year-old was stabbed at around 7pm on Thursday evening in Gainsborough Avenue. Picture: Google (Image: Archant)
Three youths have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent following the stabbing of a 13-year-old boy.
Police and paramedics were called to Gainsborough Avenue near Little Ilford Park at 6.57pm last night.
Officers said the boy was in a “serious but stable” condition in a message posted on social media two hours later.
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