An 18-year-old who died after being stabbed during a fight in north London has been named by police as Melvin Bryan.

The teenager received fatal wounds to his neck and chest during the brawl at a bedsit in Gloucester Road, Edmonton, on Thursday.

He became the 20th teenager to die violently in the capital since the beginning of the year.

Police were called to reports of a disturbance at the address close to Silver Street railway station at about 2.30pm.

Mr Bryan, from Peckham, south east London, was taken to hospital for treatment but died of his injuries.

A man and woman were arrested in relation to the incident, but they were later released with no further action.

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