A teenager who was stabbed in the leg at the weekend has been released from hospital, police have confirmed.

Officers were called to St Helier Avenue, Morden, just after 2.15pm on Saturday afternoon and found the 17 year-old with a stab wound in his leg.

From yesterday: 'Stabbing involving bunch of youths' in Morden investigated by police

He was taken to a south London hospital and has since been discharged.

A stretch of the pavement, from the junction of Bristol Road to the junction of Boxley Road, was taped off for about three hours while police with sniffer dogs investigated.

Police also taped off an area of nearby Moreton Green, at the junction of Middleton Road and Malmesbury Road.

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Crime scene: Moreton Green

No arrests have been made.

Mark Gale, owner of Doggy Boutique in St Helier Avenue, said: "The police activity seemed to stem from Moreton Green.

"I think they found traces of blood in St Helier Avenue and that's why they closed the road."

Anyone with information should contact police on 101.

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