Overview
- Police found 35-year-old Mark Orabiyi, known professionally as Talay Riley, with stab wounds in a garden on Rayleigh Road in Silvertown and he was later pronounced dead following the incident on Friday.
- A second man in his 20s was also injured and taken to hospital with wounds that police say are not believed to be life‑threatening or life‑changing.
- Homicide detectives from the Metropolitan Police Specialist Crime Command arrested three people on suspicion of murder; two were later released with no further action and a 27‑year‑old man was released on bail pending further enquiries.
- Detective Chief Inspector Joanna Yorke and officers have appealed for anyone in the area on Friday morning to come forward with CCTV or other footage and specialist officers are supporting Riley’s family.
- Riley was a Grammy‑winning songwriter with credits for artists including Khalid, Dua Lipa, Britney Spears and H.E.R., and his death has prompted widespread tributes that underline his influence on pop and R&B and may increase public cooperation with the inquiry.