Overview
- Police opened a murder inquiry after a 24-year-old man was stabbed and died in Leyton early Thursday, with four men aged 22 to 25 arrested nearby on suspicion of murder.
- Metropolitan Police say they believe the Leyton killing was an isolated incident, and officers are keeping a visible presence as they appeal for witnesses.
- Leyton High Road remains closed near Saint George’s Road with a cordon in place, and bus routes 58, 69, 97 and 158 are diverted during the investigation.
- Harlesden saw a separate double stabbing Wednesday evening on the High Street, where two men in their 20s were treated by paramedics and London’s Air Ambulance; no arrests have been made and the road is closed with bus routes 18, 187, 220, 22 and 260 on diversion.
- In Barnet early Tuesday, two men aged 42 and 39 were stabbed in Moat Mount Open Space and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and police arrested men aged 35 and 47 as London Ambulance Service reported a five-minute first response.