Two men stabbed to death in separate attacks in west London
Written by News on 25/09/2019
Two men have been stabbed to death in separate incidents in west London.
Police were called at around 6pm to reports of a fight in Ealing Common where they found a man suffering from stab wounds.
The London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance also attended, but the man, believed to be aged in his early 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 7pm.
His next of kin have been informed and a post-mortem will be held in due course.
One person has been arrested on suspicion of affray and is in a west London police station where he remains in custody.
In a separate incident earlier on Tuesday, officers were called to Hillingdon Tube station following a report of a serious assault on the platform shortly before 4pm.
Emergency workers treated a man, who was found with a serious injury consistent with being stabbed, but despite their best efforts he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police believe he was involved in an altercation with a group of young men before the attack.
His family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained family liaison officers.
Hillingdon Tube station was closed while specialist officers conducted inquiries.
No arrests have been made in relation to this incident.
Detective Superintendent Gary Richardson from British Transport Police described the incident as a “shocking act of violence which has seen a man tragically lose his life”.
He continued: “While we are at the early stages of our investigation, we believe a group of young men were involved in an altercation on the platform before one of the men received a fatal stab wound.”
Mr Richardson has urged any witnesses or anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anything suspicious to contact police as soon as possible.
He added that police will be increasing uniformed patrols in the Hillingdon area in the coming days to help reassure the public.
A section 60 order, giving police stop and search powers, has been implemented for the Hillingdon and Ealing areas and will be in place until 7am on Wednesday.
Anyone with information should text BTP by texting 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 382 of 24/09/19. Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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