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Murder investigation after Stratford neck stabbing Murder investigation after Stratford neck stabbing
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A man has been fatally stabbed in the neck on an east London high street.A man has been fatally stabbed in the neck on an east London high street.
The 22-year-old was attacked outside a cab office at about 20:00 GMT on Monday on Broadway in Stratford, police said. Mohammed Yasser Afzal, 22, from Forest Gate, was attacked outside a cab office at about 20:00 GMT on Monday on Broadway in Stratford, police said.
He was taken to hospital where he later died. His family have been informed but his identity has not yet been released. He was taken to hospital where he later died. Police are treating his death as murder.
Police are treating the stabbing as murder and urged anyone with information to contact them. Officers want to question a man seen entering the E20 Cars' office with a JD Sports bag and wearing a deerstalker hat shortly before the stabbing.
Det Ch Insp John Sandlin said: "At this early stage in our investigation I wish to identify a man who was seen outside E20 Cars between approximately 19:45 and 20:00 GMT.
"We understand this man entered the premises briefly before leaving and running towards Chant Street," he said.
"We know the man was carrying a JD Sports drawstring plastic bag and was wearing a distinctive deer stalker type hat which had flaps covering his ears."