Murder case opens after boy found stabbed in crash

A murder investigation has been opened after a 16-year-old boy was found fatally injured in north London. Deonte Mowatt-Slater died after his motorbike hit a lamppost following a suspected stabbing. Met Police officers were called in the early hours of Tuesday to reports of a crash on Beachcroft Way in Islington. Medics at the scene said he was found to have a suspected knife injury, and despite attempts to save his life, he died. There have been no arrests and inquiries are ongoing.