A 31-year-old man has died after being stabbed in the centre of Hounslow, West London. Met Police were called to Staines Road at 12.30am on Saturday, June 25, following reports of a “seriously-injured man”.
Police and London Ambulance rushed to the scene and found a man with “stab injuries”. Despite their best efforts, they were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s family have been informed and a post-mortem examination will take place to formally identify the man.
A cordon remains in place and a forensics tent has been erected outside The Moon Under Water Wetherspoons on Staines Road. Tributes have come flooding in for the man and flowers have been laid at the scene where he died.
There have been no arrests made and police are urging people who were in the area at the time of the incident have been urged to come forward with eye-witness accounts, photos and videos. Drivers have also been asked to come forward with dashcam footage.
Did you witness anything? Or would you like to leave a tribute? Email Matt.Spivey@reachplc.com.
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Matt is a trainee reporter specialising in LGBT+ issues, including speaking to LGBTQ+ activist Peter Tatchell ahead of the 50th anniversary of Gay Pride in the UK, an interview with an ex-Lieutenant Commander who was forced to keep his sexuality a secret in the Armed Forces for 20 years who lost his partner to AIDS two days before he left the Navy, and speaking to the founder of The Gay Men’s Dance Company, which offers pole dancing classes, among others.
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