Boy charged with youth's murder

Michael Simon Wright, known as Simon, died in hospital

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenager who was stabbed to death near an east London railway station.

Michael Simon Wright, from Leyton, was found with stab wounds opposite Maryland station in Leytonstone Road, Stratford, on Thursday night.

The 17-year-old died at the Royal London Hospital shortly after being found at about 2230 GMT.

The 16-year-old is due to appear at Stratford Youth Court on Monday.

A woman in her 30s who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in connection with the death has been released on police bail.