Man is stabbed to death outside Debenhams in Harrow and two other people are hurt as police launch murder probe
- A man thought to be in his 20s was stabbed to death in Harrow on Sunday night
- Police and paramedics rushed to the scene near St Ann’s Shopping Centre
- Two more males, thought to be teenagers, were found with stab wounds nearby
A man in his 20s has died and two others are in hospital after a triple stabbing in north-west London last night sparked a murder investigation.
Police and paramedics rushed to St Anns Road in Harrow just after 7pm on Sunday after a man was found with stab injuries.
Despite the best efforts of London Ambulance Service paramedics, the man, thought to be in his 20s, died.
Forensic crews set up outside Debenhams, near St Anns Shopping Centre, as Scotland Yard investigated the murder.
A man, who is thought to be in his 20s, died from stab injuries in Harrow, London on Sunday
Forensic crews were in St Anns Road following the attack at around 7pm last night. A crime scene is also in place in nearby Station Road
The victim was found with stab injuries along with two other males, thought to be teens, outside Harrow’s Debenhams outlet
Two further males – both believed aged in their late teens – also suffered stab injuries.
They are both at hospital receiving treatment, their condition is not yet known.
Crime scenes remain in place in and around the St Anns Road and Station Road area.
Enquiries into the circumstances continue.
Local police have enforced a Section 60 notice for the entire borough of Harrow, lasting until 10.49am on Monday morning.
The order gives officers the right to stop and search people where they believe serious violence could take place, or that a person is carrying an offensive weapon.
Police and paramedics rushed to St Ann’s Road just after 7pm last night, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene
A Section 60 order giving police the right to stop and search anyone they believe may be connected to the incident is now in place until around 11am on Monday
Two other males, both of whom are thought to be teenagers, were rushed to hospital from the scene and
Police are appealing for witnesses to last night’s murder to come forward after it happened on a busy street filled with shops
The order also allows searches in the event that: ‘An incident involving serious violence has taken place and a dangerous instrument or offensive weapon used in the incident is being carried in the locality.’
Anyone with information that could assist police at this early stage is asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD6149/13Dec.
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.