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Cops hunt killer as man is found stabbed in flat
Man is airlifted to hospital after row at block but dies shortly after arrival
A MURDER investigation has been opened after a jobless man was stabbed to death in his flat in Holborn.
Tenants in Cavendish Mansions in Clerkenwell Road were disturbed on Monday evening by an aggressive argument inside a one-bedroom flat on the fourth floor. The row lasted a few minutes and emergency services were called at about 7.30pm when the 47-year-old was airlifted by helicopter to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. He had been stabbed several times and was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival at 9.10pm. A post mortem on Tuesday gave the cause of death as a stab wound through the chest and an inquest is due to open today (Thursday) at St Pancras Coroners Court.
Police know the dead man’s identity but it cannot be revealed until his next-of-kin are informed of the tragedy.
The killer is at large but police believe they found the knife that was used inside the flat, although they are awaiting forensic results.
The officer in charge of the investigation, Detective Constable Tim Snuggs (pictured) from the murder squad at Belgravia police station, said: “These are small flats and people living in the next door flats heard the sounds of an argument. This guy doesn’t work so it’s difficult to know what he was doing at the time and we haven’t had time to build up a full picture.”
It is thought the deceased was a heavy drinker who had lived in the block for about two years. One tenant who overheard the row which preceded his neighbour’s death, said he was normally a “quiet and harmless” man.
He said: “This is the worst thing that could have happened and now he’s gone. I heard them but decided not to call the police. I had to weigh up whether or not to call police as I have before. The argument went on for a few minutes intermittently. He was very police and very gentle. He liked to drink and he had his troubles, you could tell. You hardly ever see people in this building.”
Another neighbour said: “There is often a lot of shouting outside so I wouldn’t have thought to look. The first I knew something was wrong I looked out and saw three police cars, an ambulance, paramedics and a chopper.”
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