British police try to identify murdered boy

A boy who has been found dead in a London park was stabbed and burnt beyond recognition, police said.

A boy who has been found dead in a London park was stabbed and burnt beyond recognition, police said.

Detectives have launched a murder inquiry and are trying to establish the identity of the child.

He is thought to be Asian and aged between 12 and 16, and had suffered serious injuries to his upper body.

He was found near a veterans' club in Roe Green Park, Kingsbury, north west London, by passers-by at 8.30 a.m.

PA

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