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A murder investigation was launched after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death.
Thames Valley Police received reports of a knife attack in the Bugs Bottom fields in the Emmer Green area of Reading around 3.50pm Sunday.
The teenager died from his injuries at the scene. His family has been informed and is receiving support, however a formal identification has not yet been made.
No arrests have yet been made.
Detective Superintendent for Principal Investigative Officer Kevin Brown, Chief of the Thames Valley Police Major Crimes Unit, said: “This is a dynamic and rapid investigation, which is ongoing.
“We are in the early stages of this investigation, but we believe that the victim was attacked by two or three men, who fled after the incident in the direction of Hunters Chase.”
“There will be a very sizeable police presence in the St Barnabas Road and Gravel Hill area for several days, and we have great surveillance of the scene.”
The public is urged to contact the police with any information.
Reading Local Police Area Commander Superintendent Nick John added: “I would like to assure the community that we are not leaving a stone unturned in this investigation and that we have deployed a large number of police and personnel to the area.”
Anyone with information on the incident can call the 24-hour number 101, citing incident reference 1069 from January 3.
