Given the close closeness in time and space, detectives are attempting to establish a connection between the two deaths.

Two 16-year-old boys were stabbed to death approximately one mile apart in southeast London, according to police.

Detectives are examining whether there is a connection between the two murders that are thought to have occurred simultaneously.

Saturday about 5.10 p.m., officers were dispatched to Sewell Road, Abbey Wood, and Titmuss Avenue, Thamesmead, in response to complaints of injuries.

At each crime scene, authorities discovered a 16-year-old who had been stabbed.

Both adolescents were later declared deceased.

A murder investigation is underway regarding the fatalities.

The Metropolitan Police stated that officers are attempting to establish a connection between the two deaths due to their proximity in time and space.

At both locations, crime scenes have been established, and a Section 60 order is in effect until Sunday at 8 a.m., granting officers enhanced search rights.

The relatives of the two youngsters will receive assistance from specialized officers, according to the police.