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| Father stabbed at bus stop named | Father stabbed at bus stop named |
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| A man who was stabbed to death in front of his daughter as they travelled to visit his newborn son has been named. | A man who was stabbed to death in front of his daughter as they travelled to visit his newborn son has been named. |
| John Nii Kacsu Abbey, 26, a local boxer known to friends as King, was stabbed in Croydon, south London, on his way to nearby Mayday Hospital to see his wife. | John Nii Kacsu Abbey, 26, a local boxer known to friends as King, was stabbed in Croydon, south London, on his way to nearby Mayday Hospital to see his wife. |
| The three-year-old child watched paramedics try to save her father after the attack at a bus stop. She was unharmed but was said to be in shock. | The three-year-old child watched paramedics try to save her father after the attack at a bus stop. She was unharmed but was said to be in shock. |
| A 22-year-old man is being questioned after handing himself in to police. | A 22-year-old man is being questioned after handing himself in to police. |
| He is being held on suspicion of murder. | He is being held on suspicion of murder. |
| 'Eyes wide open' | 'Eyes wide open' |
| Security guards at a nearby office described how they took the little girl away. | Security guards at a nearby office described how they took the little girl away. |
| One staff member said: "I said she shouldn't be watching something like that. I asked around to see whose child she was and somebody said she was the victim's, so I took her away into our building." | One staff member said: "I said she shouldn't be watching something like that. I asked around to see whose child she was and somebody said she was the victim's, so I took her away into our building." |
| He said that the three-year-old was "in shock, her eyes were wide open". She was muttering under her breath occasional words like "Mum" and "Mayday". | He said that the three-year-old was "in shock, her eyes were wide open". She was muttering under her breath occasional words like "Mum" and "Mayday". |
| Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons appeals for witnesses | Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons appeals for witnesses |
| Mr Abbey, who is originally from Ghana, was taken to Mayday Hospital where he was pronounced dead an hour later. He had been stabbed in the heart. | Mr Abbey, who is originally from Ghana, was taken to Mayday Hospital where he was pronounced dead an hour later. He had been stabbed in the heart. |
| Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons described the murder outside a Lidl supermarket in London Road on Thursday evening as "particularly tragic". | Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons described the murder outside a Lidl supermarket in London Road on Thursday evening as "particularly tragic". |
| He said some witnesses had come forward but detectives wanted to talk to two teenage boys who were at the bus stop when the stabbing took place. | He said some witnesses had come forward but detectives wanted to talk to two teenage boys who were at the bus stop when the stabbing took place. |
| 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." |
| Mr Lyons said officers were still trying to find out if the man had seen his newborn son before he died. | 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". | 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. | Officers have found a number of knives in the area and were also reviewing CCTV footage from a number of cameras. |
| The Reverend Cornelius Osei-Fosu, of Elim Pentecostal Church in west Croydon, said many people were shocked by what had happened. | |
| "The mood is very sad. People are sad at this time and as a community we'll be praying for the family, especially the wife and children," he said. |