Hackney: Murder investigation launched after man dies in double stabbing

Unnamed 29-year-old dies of knife wounds, while hospitalised man in his 20s remains in stable condition

Police cordon on Frampton Park Road (Twitter/@999London)

A murder investigation has been launched after a 29-year-old man died after being stabbed on a street in Hackney, north-east London.

Officers were called to Frampton Park Road just before 2.45pm on Friday to reports of a man suffering knife wounds. The 29-year-old was taken to hospital but later died.

Shortly after officers arrived on the scene, they were told about another man who had been stabbed in nearby Wilton Way. The man, believed to be in his 20s, is in a stable condition in hospital.

Metropolitan Police said one man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of GBH and remains in custody.

A youth worker who lives nearby, and gave her name as Hannah, said she went to school with the 29-year-old victim, adding that he was a “decent young man”.

She added: “It’s got to the point that the kids don’t value lives anymore. It’s just sad that this couldn't have been prevented.”

Dean Saliba, 40, said he witnessed the scene when he arrived at a shop on the street. “I turned up after. Someone in the shop said he was stabbed in the back as he ran to escape,” said Mr Saliba.

“He was having a seizure when I arrived and there was a lot of blood.”

Police tape shut off a section of Frampton Park Road on Friday evening and within the cordon a police tent was erected in front of a shop, Frampton Food.

A red object, which looked like a towel or item of clothing, could be seen lying in the road in front of the tent.

A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said its air ambulance was dispatched to deal with the first incident, adding: “We treated a person at the scene and took them to hospital as a priority.”

The spokeswoman said a second call was received relating to the Wilton Way incident just four minutes later.

“We sent a medic in a car, an incident response officer and an ambulance crew to the scene,” she said. We treated a man at the scene and took him to hospital.”

Police said next of kin had been informed of the fatal stabbing. Their enquiries continue.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 and quote CAD 4373 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Additional reporting by PA