Hackney stabbing: Man knifed to death in suspected Boxing Day murder
Old Street station is under renovation (Google Maps) Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder[1] after a 49-year-old man was stabbed to death in east London. The Metropolitan Police[2] said officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Cranwood Street, Hackney[3], near to Old Street Underground Station at roughly 3.10am on Tuesday.
The man was found with stab wounds and died from his injuries. Inquiries are continuing to inform his next of kin. Two men aged 49 and 42 and two women aged 35 and 44 have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
They remain in police custody and a crime scene is in place.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD669/26Dec.