A murder investigation has been launched after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Gloucester.

       The teenager was attacked on Stratton Road in the city shortly after 6pm on Wednesday.

       Police said a murder probe was underway as officers attempted to establish the victim’s identity.

       Investigators were examining CCTV footage and conducting house-to-house inquiries on Wednesday evening.

       Anyone with information is asked to contact Gloucestershire Constabulary by calling 101 or through the force’s website quoting incident number 389 of 15 December: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

       To give information anonymously, contact independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or by visiting: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously