Bristol stabbing – latest: Teenager dies in Rawnsley Park attack as police hunt for two people in masks

A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in Bristol by two people in masks as police launch a murder investigation.

Officers are hunting for the suspects who fled on bicycles after the teenager was knifed in Rawnsley Park, near Easton, on Wednesday evening.

The boy ran to Stapleton Road to get help after the attack, but he collapsed in West Street and was aided by a motorist before emergency services arrived. The teenager died in the St Philips area of the city at around 6pm.

Avon and Somerset police have launched a murder probe and are hunting for the pair in masks.

The killing comes weeks after the deaths of Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, who were stabbed in the Knowle West area of the city on the evening of Saturday 27 January.

Bristol Commander Superintendent Mark Runacres said: “Tragically, we have lost another young life from our city in utterly horrific circumstances.”

He added: “While we are keeping an open mind, there is no clear evidence to suggest this is linked to other recent incidents in the city.”

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Boy stabbed to death in Bristol by two people in masks as murder investigation launched