Brutal moment schoolboys rain punches on one another in a mass brawl that left one teenager fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed Two boys aged 14 and 16 injured in the brawl yesterday in Ilford, East London Group of girls ran off and other boys stood to watch as passers-by intervened A man, age unknown, arrested by police on suspicion of grievous bodily harm Came two days after Alwi Jamal, 20, was murdered nearby on Tuesday at 9pmBy Mark Duell and Chris Dyer For Mailonline Published: 19:53 GMT, 28 February 2019 | Updated: 08:46 GMT, 1 March 2019 470 shares This is the shocking moment that more than a dozen schoolboys fought in a mass brawl on the street that saw two youths rushed to hospital with stab injuries. Two boys aged 14 and 16 were injured in the brawl that saw fierce punches thrown after the end of the school day before shocked passers-by intervened. The fight in Ilford, East London, yesterday was filmed from a passing bus and saw a group of girls run off while other boys stood and watched the brawl. Two boys aged 14 and 16 were injured in the brawl that saw fierce punches thrown yesterday The fight caught on camera took place after the end of the school day in Ilford, East London It comes just two days after Alwi Jamal, 20, was murdered nearby by being knifed in the chest and slashed in the face outside a betting shop on Tuesday at 9pm. The violence is another example of a gun and knife crime epidemic gripping London, which has already seen 16 people murdered in the capital this year. A video of yesterday's fight was reposted on Twitter last night by Keith Prince, the Conservative London Assembly Member for Havering and Redbridge. He wrote: 'This is what Ilford has come to under [Mayor] Sadiq Khan. He needs to resign now and hang his head in shame. He is a complete failure. Shocking!' 16 people have been murdered in London so far this year, plus a 17th on a London-bound train Police at the scene of the attack in Ilford, East London, helping victims yesterday afternoon Officers were called to Ilford and two schoolboys were rushed to hospital with stab wounds The two boys injured in yesterday's attack were taken to hospital following the brawl at about 3.45pm, with one facing life-threatening injuries. However Scotland Yard said his condition was later downgraded to non-life-threatening while the other boy is also in a stable condition. One man, whose age is not yet known, was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm following the brawl - which was attended by five police cars and three vans. Wes Streeting, Labour MP for Ilford, said there had been a 'big fight' and thanked the emergency services for their 'rapid response' in a tweet yesterday evening. Just two days ago around a mile-and-a-half away outside Ilford station, Mr Jamal was stabbed to death with what witnesses described as a 'zombie' knife. The Ilford murder on Tuesday is another example of a gun and knife crime epidemic in London Police outside Ilford station in East London on Wednesday after a fatal stabbing on Tuesday Witnesses reportedly filmed the killing and posted the gruesome footage on Snapchat. Other witnesses said he was caught up in a fight over drugs. He was one of four victims to be stabbed on London's streets in the space of just eight hours on Tuesday, including a boy left for dead in South Ruislip, West London. On the same day in Enfield, North London, police were called to reports of an fight and found a man in his 30s with a stab wound to the thigh. Finally, police were called to a stabbing in Romford, East London, along with the London Ambulance Service who treated at 18-year-old man for stab injuries. Share or comment on this article: Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility