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| Edmonton murder: Four teenage boys arrested after 52-year-old man stabbed to death | |
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| Four teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of an elderly man in north London. | Four teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of an elderly man in north London. |
| Metropolitan police officers were called to a residential address in The Boradway by the London Ambulance Service yesterday evening at 7.30pm. | Metropolitan police officers were called to a residential address in The Boradway by the London Ambulance Service yesterday evening at 7.30pm. |
| A 52-year-old male was pronounced dead at the scene at around 8.30pm. | A 52-year-old male was pronounced dead at the scene at around 8.30pm. |
| Officers believe the man, who was with an unidentified woman at the time of the attack, was verbally assaulted by a group of teenage boys aged between 13 and 14 as he attempted to enter his home. | Officers believe the man, who was with an unidentified woman at the time of the attack, was verbally assaulted by a group of teenage boys aged between 13 and 14 as he attempted to enter his home. |
| Two of the group followed the man into the block and stabbed him. | Two of the group followed the man into the block and stabbed him. |
| Detective Chief Inspector Neale Baldock of the Homicide and Major Crime Command said: "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." | Detective Chief Inspector Neale Baldock of the Homicide and Major Crime Command said: "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." |
| Det Insp Baldock said officers believe the group were attempting to break into the building when the man and woman appeared at the address. The boys remain in custody in a north London police station. | Det Insp Baldock said officers believe the group were attempting to break into the building when the man and woman appeared at the address. The boys remain in custody in a north London police station. |
| Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room on 0208 345 1570 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room on 0208 345 1570 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. |