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| Man killed visiting newborn son | Man killed visiting newborn son |
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| A man has been stabbed to death as he travelled to hospital with his young daughter to visit his wife who had just given birth to a boy. | A man has been stabbed to death as he travelled to hospital with his young daughter to visit his wife who had just given birth to a boy. |
| Police said the man had become involved in an argument with a second man and died "in front of his daughter's eyes". | |
| Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons described the circumstances surrounding the murder as "particularly tragic". | Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons described the circumstances surrounding the murder as "particularly tragic". |
| He said the man's three-year-old daughter had not been injured in the attack on Thursday evening. | He said the man's three-year-old daughter had not been injured in the attack on Thursday evening. |
| The man was attacked outside a Lidl supermarket in London Road, Croydon, close to West Croydon railway station, at 1815 GMT on Thursday. | The man was attacked outside a Lidl supermarket in London Road, Croydon, close to West Croydon railway station, at 1815 GMT on Thursday. |
| 'Shocking attack' | 'Shocking attack' |
| A 22-year-old man was arrested and is in custody at a south London police station. | A 22-year-old man was arrested and is in custody at a south London police station. |
| The victim was taken to Mayday Hospital where he was pronounced dead an hour later. | The victim was taken to Mayday Hospital where he was pronounced dead an hour later. |
| Mr Lyons said: "This was a shocking attack in a public place in the early evening. | Mr Lyons said: "This was a shocking attack in a public place in the early evening. |
| "The victim's three year-old daughter was with him when he was attacked, though fortunately she wasn't physically injured." | "The victim's three year-old daughter was with him when he was attacked, though fortunately she wasn't physically injured." |
| He added: "Even more tragically, his partner had given birth to a son just that morning. The investigation is at a very early stage and I'm keeping an open mind about the circumstances of the attack at this point. | He added: "Even more tragically, his partner had given birth to a son just that morning. The investigation is at a very early stage and I'm keeping an open mind about the circumstances of the attack at this point. |
| "A number of witnesses have already come forward but I believe there are still people with information we need to speak to and I urge those people to get in touch." | "A number of witnesses have already come forward but I believe there are still people with information we need to speak to and I urge those people to get in touch." |
| Mr Lyons added that police wanted to talk to two teenage boys who were at the bus stop when the incident happened. | Mr Lyons added that police wanted to talk to two teenage boys who were at the bus stop when the incident happened. |
| He said: "They are described as black, aged between 15 and 20 years old, of slim build and wearing hooded tops." | He said: "They are described as black, aged between 15 and 20 years old, of slim build and wearing hooded tops." |
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| Mr Lyons said officers were still trying to find out if the man had seen his newborn son before he died. | |
| He said London Road, where the incident occurred, was "one of the busiest roads in the area". | |
| Officers have found a number of knives in the area and were also reviewing CCTV footage from a number of cameras. | |
| A post-mortem examination was being carried out on the man. |