Four teens arrested over fatal stabbing of boy, 16

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Rachael McMenemyand

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Shariqua Ahmed/BBC A small tented canopy is within the cordon. Police officers are standing around the cordon.

Four teenagers have been arrested after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed and later died in hospital.

The attack happened in Riseholme, near the Ortongate Shopping Centre in Peterborough, at about 19:00 BST on Sunday.

Cordons remain in place around the area and some flowers have been left at the scene. Detectives believed the stabbing was not a random attack.

A 15-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man, both from Peterborough, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Two girls aged 16 and 17 have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

The 16 year-old girl, from March, has also been arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed article. All of the teenagers remain in police custody.

Shariqua Ahmed/BBC A police scene remains in place near a bus stop. Two officers in high-vis vests are standing in the road, and a police van and car are parked on the street. Police tape is in place.

Shariqua Ahmed/BBC Two police officers are stood next to each other on a pavement just inside a police seal, with another police officer on a footpath in the background near some more police tape. There are a number of bushes and trees and a road sign saying "Misterton".

Det Ch Insp Richard Stott, from the Beds, Cambs and Herts Major Crime Unit, said: "This is a tragic incident which has resulted in the death of a young man, and we are in contact with his family and keeping them updated.

"While we understand the death will be concerning for local people, we do not believe this was a random attack and there will be a significant police presence in the area over coming days."

Anyone with information or who has home CCTV has been urged to contact police.