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50th killing as man stabbed to death in Hackney, east London Man stabbed to death in Hackney in London's latest killing
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A man in his 20s has died after being stabbed in Hackney, east London, on Wednesday night, police have said, bringing the number of killings in London to 50 this year. A man has died after being stabbed in north-east London, bringing the number of killings in the capital this year to more than 50.
The Metropolitan police said: “Shortly before 20.00 on Wednesday 4 April, officers on patrol on Link Street in Hackney were approached by a man suffering from stab injuries. Officers immediately provided the man with first aid. The victim, thought to be in his 20s, was found fatally wounded by officers on patrol in Hackney shortly before 8pm on Wednesday.
Despite receiving first aid, he died at the scene about half an hour later. There have been no arrests and a crime scene remains in place.
In the same borough hours earlier, a man in his 50s died outside a bookmakers in Clapton following a suspected fight, the Metropolitan police said.
Fatal stabbings in England and Wales are at their highest level since 2010-11, with the escalating violence especially acute in London, where 13 people were killed in two weeks last month.
On Tuesday, Amaan Shakoor, 16, became the youngest murder victim in London so far this year after he was fatally shot the previous day in Walthamstow.
His death came after that of Tanesha Melbourne, 17, who was gunned down about 30 minutes earlier, three miles away in Tottenham. Both were apparently casualties of gang violence.
The Met commissioner, Cressida Dick, has blamed social media for the rise in killings, particularly among teenagers, saying trivial disputes could escalate into violence “within minutes” when rivals set out to goad each other online.
Scotland Yard said it is investigating 55 suspected murders since the start of 2018, including the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in Sussex.
In a statement on the latest killing, the Met said: “Shortly before 20.00 on Wednesday 4 April, officers on patrol on Link Street in Hackney were approached by a man suffering from stab injuries. Officers immediately provided the man with first aid.
“The London ambulance service and London’s air ambulance attended. The man, who is believed to be aged in his early 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene at 20.24.”“The London ambulance service and London’s air ambulance attended. The man, who is believed to be aged in his early 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene at 20.24.”
The Met said that the stabbing victim’s family was “yet to be informed”. It added: “A postmortem examination will be held in due course. The homicide and major crime command has been notified. A crime scene remains in place. There have been no arrests.” The Met said the stabbing victim’s family were yet to be informed. “A postmortem examination will be held in due course. The homicide and major crime command has been notified,” the force said.
Earlier in the day, a man in his 50s died outside a bookmakers in Upper Clapton Road in Hackney following a suspected fight, the Met said.
The attacks have added to the UK’s soaring rate of knife crime, with fatal stabbings in England and Wales at their highest levels since 2010/11.
But the escalating violence has been especially acute in London where there have now been 50 suspected murders so far in 2018.
On Tuesday, 16-year-old Amaan Shakoor became the youngest murder victim in London so far this year after he was shot on Monday in Walthamstow. His death came after that of Tanesha Melbourne-Blake, 17, who was shot around 30 minutes earlier three miles away in Tottenham.
Both were apparently casualties of gang violence.
Cressida Dick, the Met commissioner, has blamed social media for the rise in killings, particularly among children, saying trivial disputes could escalate into violence “within minutes” when rivals set out to goad each other on the internet.
Scotland Yard said it is currently investigating 55 suspected murders since the start of 2018, including the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in Sussex.
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