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Kentish Town stabbing leaves man dead | Kentish Town stabbing leaves man dead |
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A man has been stabbed to death in a knife attack in north London. | A man has been stabbed to death in a knife attack in north London. |
The victim, thought to be in his 20s, was stabbed near the junction of Grafton Road and Vicars Road in Gospel Oak at about 20:30 BST on Monday. | The victim, thought to be in his 20s, was stabbed near the junction of Grafton Road and Vicars Road in Gospel Oak at about 20:30 BST on Monday. |
Ambulance staff tried to revive him but he was pronounced dead at the scene. | Ambulance staff tried to revive him but he was pronounced dead at the scene. |
Murder detectives said he had not been formally identified, but his family had been informed. Police appealed for witnesses and said no arrests had yet been made. | Murder detectives said he had not been formally identified, but his family had been informed. Police appealed for witnesses and said no arrests had yet been made. |
A post-mortem examination has not yet taken place. | A post-mortem examination has not yet taken place. |
A neighbour said he put the victim into the recovery position, adding that he saw five boys fleeing the scene. | A neighbour said he put the victim into the recovery position, adding that he saw five boys fleeing the scene. |
The man, who did not want to be named, said the victim's mother was at the scene following the attack. | The man, who did not want to be named, said the victim's mother was at the scene following the attack. |
A woman, who would not give her name but said she was the victim's cousin, told the Press Association the man "had a good home, a good girlfriend and he had things going for him". | |
"He was not the sort of boy to get into trouble. He kept himself to himself," she said. | |
Twenty three people have been fatally stabbed in London this year. | Twenty three people have been fatally stabbed in London this year. |
The killing came on the same day as Prime Minister Theresa May hosted a summit on knife crime. | The killing came on the same day as Prime Minister Theresa May hosted a summit on knife crime. |
She said the issue was "deep-seated" and would require a cross-society effort to tackle it, but police officers, teachers and nurses were critical of plans for them to be accountable for failing to "spot warning signs" of violent crime. | She said the issue was "deep-seated" and would require a cross-society effort to tackle it, but police officers, teachers and nurses were critical of plans for them to be accountable for failing to "spot warning signs" of violent crime. |
"We cannot simply arrest ourselves out of this problem," Mrs May said. | "We cannot simply arrest ourselves out of this problem," Mrs May said. |