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Basildon murder probe launched after fatal stabbing | Basildon murder probe launched after fatal stabbing |
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A murder investigation has begun after a man died following a stabbing in Essex, police have said. | A murder investigation has begun after a man died following a stabbing in Essex, police have said. |
The man, aged in his 40s, was found with serious injuries in Caister Drive, Basildon, at about 21:30 on Tuesday. | The man, aged in his 40s, was found with serious injuries in Caister Drive, Basildon, at about 21:30 on Tuesday. |
The victim, who lived in the town, is thought to have been stabbed during an altercation with a group of about five youths or young men. | The victim, who lived in the town, is thought to have been stabbed during an altercation with a group of about five youths or young men. |
He was treated at the scene before being taken to Basildon Hospital where he died from his injuries. | He was treated at the scene before being taken to Basildon Hospital where he died from his injuries. |
Carole Crisp, 56, who lives nearby, has described the moment the injured man rang her doorbell, desperate for help. | |
"He buzzed my intercom, I never answered, he buzzed again. He said 'Can you help me, I've been stabbed'," she told BBC News. | |
Mrs Crisp said she cut off the man's clothes while her neighbour, a paramedic, tried to treat him before he was taken to hospital, where he died. | |
"I'm heartbroken for him and I'm heartbroken for his family," Mrs Crisp said. | |
Det Ch Insp Simon Werrett from Essex Police appealed for anyone who saw the attack to contact his team. | |
"This happened in a residential area so people would have been about," he said. |
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