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| Edmonton murder suspect boys aged 13 and 14 bailed by police | |
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| Four boys aged 13 and 14 arrested on suspicion of murdering a 52-year-old man in north London have been bailed. | |
| The boys were arrested after the man was found stabbed at his home in The Broadway, Edmonton at about 19:50 GMT on Sunday. | |
| Officers suspect there was a "verbal altercation" between the victim and a group of boys trying to get into to a party in a block of flats. | Officers suspect there was a "verbal altercation" between the victim and a group of boys trying to get into to a party in a block of flats. |
| A fifth boy, aged 13, remains in custody, Scotland Yard said. | |
| Formal identification of the victim has not yet taken place. | Formal identification of the victim has not yet taken place. |
| Detectives believe the victim had been involved in an argument with a group of boys, aged in their mid-teens, as he attempted to get into the apartment block. | Detectives believe the victim had been involved in an argument with a group of boys, aged in their mid-teens, as he attempted to get into the apartment block. |
| Det Ch Insp Neale Baldock said: "Our initial enquiries have established there was a supervised party taking place at another address within the block and the group of males were trying to gain access to this. | Det Ch Insp Neale Baldock said: "Our initial enquiries have established there was a supervised party taking place at another address within the block and the group of males were trying to gain access to this. |
| "The victim and this group were not known to each other. What started as a minor verbal altercation has escalated into a shocking act of violence." | "The victim and this group were not known to each other. What started as a minor verbal altercation has escalated into a shocking act of violence." |
| The four boys have been bailed to return to a police station in January. |