- Reece Young was fatally stabbed on Tuesday evening in Croydon, London.
- He was attending a small vigil in remembrance of one other deadly stabbing sufferer.
- Two males have been arrested on suspicion of homicide, police mentioned.
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A 23-year-old man was stabbed to loss of life whereas attending a vigil to keep in mind a knife assault sufferer, BBC News reported.
Reece Young was fatally wounded on Tuesday evening in south London, the media outlet mentioned.
The stabbing was witnessed by a number of individuals, in accordance to a assertion from London’s Metropolitan Police.
“They had gathered for a small vigil in remembrance of one other latest deadly stabbing sufferer when an altercation started,” Detective Chief Inspector Richard Vandenberghhe mentioned.
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Police officers discovered Young after they responded to reviews of three males combating, police mentioned. He was pronounced lifeless at the scene, police added.
The two different individuals believed to have been concerned within the altercation left the scene earlier than officers arrived, in accordance to the Metropolitan Police’s assertion.
Later that evening, two males attended a native hospital with stab wounds. These accidents are believed to have been sustained within the struggle. Both individuals have since been arrested on suspicion of homicide, the assertion mentioned.
One of the lads, aged 33, is being handled in hospital for non-life-threatening accidents. The different compelled his method out of the hospital after assaulting law enforcement officials and NHS employees. He was returned to custody in a while Wednesday night, police added.
The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into the homicide and witnesses are being requested to present authorities with movies or photographs that would help them.
