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| Euston Street stabbing: Man who died in hotel named by police | Euston Street stabbing: Man who died in hotel named by police |
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| A man who died in a hotel reception after walking in with stab wounds has been named by police. | A man who died in a hotel reception after walking in with stab wounds has been named by police. |
| Bright Akinleye collapsed after he entered the Wesley Hotel, near London's Euston Station, at about 22:45 GMT on Monday. | |
| Hotel staff called paramedics and tried to help the 22-year-old but he died shortly after 23:30. | Hotel staff called paramedics and tried to help the 22-year-old but he died shortly after 23:30. |
| Eleven people who were arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail. | Eleven people who were arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail. |
| The seven women and four men, aged between 19 and 28, were all held at an address in Camden and will return to police on a date in mid-March. | The seven women and four men, aged between 19 and 28, were all held at an address in Camden and will return to police on a date in mid-March. |
| A post-mortem examination found Mr Akinleye died from a stab wound to the leg. | |
| Although formal identification has not yet taken place, his next of kin have been informed, Scotland Yard said. | Although formal identification has not yet taken place, his next of kin have been informed, Scotland Yard said. |
| Knife crime in London | Knife crime in London |
| Between April 2017 to March 2018 the Metropolitan Police recorded 14,707 knife crimes, an eight-year high according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). | Between April 2017 to March 2018 the Metropolitan Police recorded 14,707 knife crimes, an eight-year high according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
| Across England and Wales there were 285 killings by a knife or sharp instrument in the year ending March 2018, the highest since records began in 1946. | Across England and Wales there were 285 killings by a knife or sharp instrument in the year ending March 2018, the highest since records began in 1946. |
| Home Office figures show out of 43 forces, the Met Police saw the highest knife crime offences per head of population between April 2017 and March 2018. | Home Office figures show out of 43 forces, the Met Police saw the highest knife crime offences per head of population between April 2017 and March 2018. |
| Last year City of London Police also saw the highest number of knife crimes between 2010 and 2018, with 26 on record. | Last year City of London Police also saw the highest number of knife crimes between 2010 and 2018, with 26 on record. |