Kearne Solanke and Charlie Bartolo deaths: Two teenagers charged with murders

The victims were named as Kearne Solanke (left) and Charlie Bartolo

Two teenage boys have been charged with murdering two boys who were stabbed to death a mile apart from each other in south-east London.

Kearne Solanke, 16, was found fatally wounded in Titmuss Avenue in Thamesmead on Saturday.

Charlie Bartolo, also 16, was discovered in Sewell Road in Abbey Wood, on the same day.

Two boys, aged 15 and 16, will appear before Bexley Magistrates' Court later.

Police said a third person, an 18-year-old man, had been on arrested on Friday morning on suspicion of the murders and remains in custody.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called to reports people had been injured in two separate locations at about 17:10 GMT.

They attended the scenes alongside the London Ambulance Service and the capital's Air Ambulance.

A spokesperson for the Met said despite the best efforts of the emergency services both boys died.

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