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Two arrested after man, 22, stabbed to death in London

Two arrested after man, 22, stabbed to death in London

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in southeast London.

The men, aged 19 and 20, are being held in custody after a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death in the London borough of Bromley.

Officers were called to Samos Road in Anerley at 12.30pm on Sunday, along with an ambulance and London’s air ambulance.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene at about 1pm. A post mortem is due to take place.

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Cordons were put up and efforts are being made to establish the victim’s identity and inform his next of kin.

The MP for Lewisham West and Penge said it was the second such death in her constituency in 72 hours.

Ellie Reeves said: “I am waiting for further details but my thoughts are with the victim and their family. This has to stop.”

It is the fourth fatal stabbing in almost as many days.

Rocky Djelal, 38, died in Rotherhithe, southeast London, after being stabbed on 31 October.

A 15-year-old boy, named in tributes as Jai and described by neighbours as a “sweet boy”, was stabbed in Bellingham, southeast London, on 1 November.

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Malcolm Mide-Madariola, 17, was stabbed to death outside Clapham South Tube station in south London on 2 November.

:: Anyone with information should call 101, quoting CAD 3251/04 Nov. Alternatively they can call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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