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Met Police Name Lorik Abazi in Croydon Fatal Stabbing as Seven Arrested

Detectives renew appeals for witnesses via the Major Incident Public Portal, with extra patrols deployed locally.

Overview

  • Officers were called to Hesterman Way at about 1:15am on Sunday, 15 February, where three men were found with stab wounds and 22-year-old Lorik Abazi later died in hospital.
  • Two women, both 25, and a 28-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of murder, with one of the women released on bail and the others remaining in custody.
  • Two 21-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of affray, one remaining in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries and the other discharged to police custody.
  • Two women aged 21 and 22 were also arrested on suspicion of affray, with the 21-year-old bailed and the 22-year-old still in custody, bringing total arrests to seven.
  • Investigators ask the public to share information, CCTV or dashcam footage via the Major Incident Public Portal and to call 101 quoting CAD511/15Feb or contact Crimestoppers anonymously, as the victim’s family issues a tribute.