Overview
- Talay Riley, 35, whose real name was Mark Orabiyi, was found with fatal stab wounds in the garden of a Rayleigh Road property in Silvertown and was declared dead after being taken to hospital.
- Police initially arrested three people on suspicion of murder and have since released a 27‑year‑old man on bail while a 24‑year‑old man and a 25‑year‑old woman were released without further action.
- A second man in his 20s suffered stab injuries in the same incident and was treated in hospital with injuries described by police as not life‑threatening.
- Riley’s family and many colleagues have paid public tribute to the songwriter and his brother Michael (Scribz Riley) described the loss as devastating in an Instagram post.
- Riley was a prolific writer for major artists with a Grammy credit among his achievements and detectives say any CCTV or footage from the morning of the attack could be important to advancing the inquiry.