A teenager has been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the head in Stonecot Hill.

Police were called to reports of a stabbing shortly before 5.30pm yesterday evening (November 15).

The victim, who was found with the injuries by officers, was later rushed to a south London hospital by the London Ambulance Service.

A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said a 16-year-old boy was arrested at the scene of the incident on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm (GBH).

She added that he is currently in custody at a south London police station while enquiries continue.