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London school stabbings latest: Police hunt suspect after two teenagers attacked in Brent
Two boys, aged 12 and 13, have been stabbed at a school in Brent, northwest London, and officers are searching for a teenage suspect, the Metropolitan Police say.
Officers were called to Kingsbury High School in Bacon Lane at 12.40pm on Tuesday to reports that a 13-year-old boy had been stabbed.
There, they found a 12-year-old boy who had also been stabbed.
They were both taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service, the Metropolitan Police said.
Officers said they had identified a suspect – a teenage boy – and were urgently hunting for him.
Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams, who leads policing in northwest London, said: “We recognise that this incident will cause considerable concern within the community.
“We want to reassure local students, parents and local residents that we have deployed significant resources to the area and are doing everything we can to locate the suspect.”
One victim taken to major trauma centre
One of the boys stabbed at a school in northwest London was taken to a major trauma centre as a priority, the London Ambulance Service say.
A spokesperson said: “We were called at 12.41pm today to reports of a stabbing on Bacon Lane, NW9.
“We sent resources to the scene including ambulance crews, incident response officers, an advanced paramedic, a paramedic from our tactical response unit and a clinical team manager.
“We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated two patients in total. We took one patient to hospital and the other as a priority to a major trauma centre.”
Jane Dalton10 February 2026 16:22