Police and paramedics were called to reports of a stabbing on Westbury Road, Walthamstow, at 8.59pm of Friday, of arrival crews found a man in his 60swith stab wounds to his chest
Cops have launched a murder investigation and arrested four men following the fatal stabbing of a man in his 60s.
Police and paramedics found a man with stab wounds to his chest at a property in East London on Friday.
Officers were called to a property on Westbury Road, Walthamstow, at 8.59pm following reports of a stabbing.
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Despite the efforts of emergency services, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers are in the process of informing his next-of-kin, MyLondon reports.
Four men – two aged in their 20s and two in their 50s – were arrested later that evening on suspicion of murder. They remain in police custody.
The investigation is being led by homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, with urgent enquiries ongoing to establish what led to the attack.
Detective Chief Inspector Joanna Yorke, leading the investigation, said: “We are working around the clock to understand exactly what led to this man’s murder.
“While four men have now been arrested, this remains an early-stage investigation and we still need information from the public.
“If you saw or heard anything, or have any details that could assist us, please come forward.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting CAD 7109/20FEB.
