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| North London stabbing: five boys arrested after row over access to party | North London stabbing: five boys arrested after row over access to party |
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| Five boys aged 13 and 14 were arrested on suspicion of murder after a 52-year-old man was stabbed to death in north London when a row over access to a party “escalated into a shocking act of violence”. | Five boys aged 13 and 14 were arrested on suspicion of murder after a 52-year-old man was stabbed to death in north London when a row over access to a party “escalated into a shocking act of violence”. |
| Police said a group of boys were involved in what was initially described as a “minor verbal altercation” with the victim as he returned home with a female partner to a block of flats in The Broadway, Edmonton, just before 8pm on Sunday. | |
| Police suggested the boys were trying to gatecrash a party at another address in the block. The man was pronounced dead at the scene just after 8.30pm after police and ambulance staff responded to reports of a stabbing. | Police suggested the boys were trying to gatecrash a party at another address in the block. The man was pronounced dead at the scene just after 8.30pm after police and ambulance staff responded to reports of a stabbing. |
| The victim, who has yet to be formally identified, was stabbed after being followed into Brickland Court by two individuals. | The victim, who has yet to be formally identified, was stabbed after being followed into Brickland Court by two individuals. |
| DCI Neale Baldock, who is leading the murder investigation, said: “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. What started as a minor verbal altercation has escalated into a shocking act of violence.” | DCI Neale Baldock, who is leading the murder investigation, said: “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. What started as a minor verbal altercation has escalated into a shocking act of violence.” |
| He said the victim and his attackers did not know each other. | He said the victim and his attackers did not know each other. |
| A neighbour described the victim, who lived on the first floor of the block, as a “very lovely hard-working man”, according to Enfield Independent reporter Charlie Peat. | A neighbour described the victim, who lived on the first floor of the block, as a “very lovely hard-working man”, according to Enfield Independent reporter Charlie Peat. |
| Brickland Court is a newly built block that straddles Edmonton leisure centre. The street entrance to the block was covered in black sheeting on Monday night as forensic officers investigated the scene. An officer in a white overall was seen dusting the entry intercom system for fingerprints. | Brickland Court is a newly built block that straddles Edmonton leisure centre. The street entrance to the block was covered in black sheeting on Monday night as forensic officers investigated the scene. An officer in a white overall was seen dusting the entry intercom system for fingerprints. |
| Peat said it was the third stabbing in the area in recent weeks. “People are shocked at the age [of those arrested], but the fact that this happened, people aren’t surprised.” | Peat said it was the third stabbing in the area in recent weeks. “People are shocked at the age [of those arrested], but the fact that this happened, people aren’t surprised.” |
| Last night four of the teenagers were bailed, and must return to a police station in east London in January, while one remains in police custody. | Last night four of the teenagers were bailed, and must return to a police station in east London in January, while one remains in police custody. |
| 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. |