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Police launch fifth murder probe | |
(about 22 hours later) | |
A man stabbed to death in a north London street was the fifth murder victim in the area since January. | |
The man, aged in his 20s, was found lying in Bedevere Road, Edmonton, shortly after 2100 BST on Monday. | |
Police said they know the identity of the victim but are awaiting formal identification. A post-mortem examination will take place soon. | |
The murder is the fifth in Edmonton since the start of 2008 - four of the previous victims were teenagers. | |
University student Michael Alexander Jones, 18, was found beaten and stabbed to death in his Edmonton home last month. | |
Two weeks earlier, Ofiyke Nmezu, 16, from Upper Edmonton, died from a head injury during an assault in Fore Street. | |
No arrests | |
Boduka Mudianga, known as Louis, was stabbed to death on 21 January. | |
And Henry Bolombi, 17, was stabbed to death in Plevna Road, hours after celebrating the New Year in central London. | |
Regarding the latest murder, a police spokesman said: "We retain an open mind re motive [for the killing] at this very early stage." | |
Officers have appealed for witnesses to the incident and of the three men, described as black, seen running from the scene. | |
So far no arrests have been made over the latest incident. Inquiries are continuing. |