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| Morden lecturer killing: Stabbing 'could be random attack' | Morden lecturer killing: Stabbing 'could be random attack' |
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| A man stabbed to death near a London Tube station could have been the victim of a random attack, the Met has said. | A man stabbed to death near a London Tube station could have been the victim of a random attack, the Met has said. |
| University lecturer Daniel Young, 30, was killed in Kendor Gardens, near Morden, at about 08:07 GMT on Tuesday. | University lecturer Daniel Young, 30, was killed in Kendor Gardens, near Morden, at about 08:07 GMT on Tuesday. |
| Detectives said they had "not ruled out" an attack by a stranger and are investigating whether it is linked to a stabbing earlier that morning. | |
| A 26-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of murder, has been bailed. | A 26-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of murder, has been bailed. |
| Police said the first attack was on a 23-year-old man in Lewis Road, Mitcham at about 07:30 GMT. | Police said the first attack was on a 23-year-old man in Lewis Road, Mitcham at about 07:30 GMT. |
| The victim, who was stabbed in the buttocks, remains in hospital with non-life threatening injuries. | |
| Det Supt Paul Monk said it was "possible that these are two separate attacks but equally they might be the same person". | Det Supt Paul Monk said it was "possible that these are two separate attacks but equally they might be the same person". |
| "Random stranger attacks, murders, in London are extremely rare," he said, but added: "I can't preclude that this isn't such an attack." | "Random stranger attacks, murders, in London are extremely rare," he said, but added: "I can't preclude that this isn't such an attack." |
| Detectives say they have not yet linked the two attacks forensically or evidentially. | |
| 'Unprovoked attack' | 'Unprovoked attack' |
| Officers were called to Kendor Gardens - a park used by commuters as a short cut to Morden Tube station and Morden Road tram stop - where Mr Young had been stabbed. | Officers were called to Kendor Gardens - a park used by commuters as a short cut to Morden Tube station and Morden Road tram stop - where Mr Young had been stabbed. |
| He died at the scene. | He died at the scene. |
| A post-mortem examination found he died from a single stab wound but police have not said where on the body it was. | |
| Mr Young, originally from Paignton in Devon, was on his way to the second day of his new job as a lecturer at Coventry University's London Campus International. | Mr Young, originally from Paignton in Devon, was on his way to the second day of his new job as a lecturer at Coventry University's London Campus International. |
| Earlier, Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons said: "This appears to be unprovoked attack on a man that was simply going about his daily business... and there would have been a number of commuters in the vicinity. | Earlier, Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons said: "This appears to be unprovoked attack on a man that was simply going about his daily business... and there would have been a number of commuters in the vicinity. |
| "I believe that the suspect would have entered and exited Kendor Gardens via Dorset Road and Kenley Road. From which direction they entered and exited has yet to be established." | "I believe that the suspect would have entered and exited Kendor Gardens via Dorset Road and Kenley Road. From which direction they entered and exited has yet to be established." |
| Mr Monk said the bailed man was still "very much part of the investigation" but appealed for witnesses who may have seen either attack. |