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| Man, 22, murdered in Stratford street stabbing | |
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| A man has been stabbed to death in the neck on an east London high street. | |
| Mohammed Yasser Afzal, 22, from Forest Gate, was attacked outside a cab office at about 20:00 GMT on Monday on Broadway in Stratford. | |
| He was taken to hospital where he later died. Detectives are treating his death as murder. | |
| 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. | 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 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." | "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." |