Two boys, aged 15 and 16, are both charged with murder after fatal stabbings of two 16-year-old boys

Two boys aged 15 and 16 have been charged with murdering two other teenagers a mile apart from each other in south east London last weekend. 

Kearne Solanke and Charlie Bartolo, both aged 16, were found with stab wounds in Titmuss Avenue, Thamesmead, and Sewell Road, Abbey Wood, in Greenwich on Saturday afternoon.

Police and paramedics were scrambled at around 5.10pm, but despite the efforts of the emergency services, they were unable to save the boys. It was later confirmed that the deaths were linked. 

The Metropolitan Police said a 16-year-old boy had been arrested on Tuesday and a 15-year-old boy later in the day. 

Kearne Solanke (pictured), 16, was one of the two boys stabbed to death in south-east London on Saturday afternoon

Charlie Bartolo (pictured), also 16, was the other boy killed. The victims were found just a mile apart

They will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Friday charged with the murders.

Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command are investigating, the force said.

It comes after teenagers were seen wiping away tears as they left flowers and tributes at the scenes at the weekend. 

The Met said in a statement: ‘A 16-year-old male and a 15-year-old male will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Friday, December 2 charged with the murder of Charlie Bartolo and Kearne Solanke.

Pictured: A tribute left for 16-year-old Charlie Bartolo who was one of the boys killed on Saturday

The two boys became the latest victims of lawless London which has prompted a double murder investigation to be launched. Pictured: Kearne Solanke

‘An investigation was launched after police were called at around 17:10hrs on Saturday, November 26 to reports of two people injured at two separate locations – Sewell Road, Abbey Wood and Titmuss Avenue, Thamesmead.

‘Officers attended with the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.

‘At the Sewell Road location they found 16-year-old Charlie Bartolo, with stab wounds. Kearne Solanke, also 16, was discovered in Titmuss Avenue. He had also suffered stab wounds.

‘Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, both boys sadly died. Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command investigate.’