Man dies after stabbing in west London

A man has died after being stabbed in west London.

The victim, believed to be in his early 20s, was found injured outside a shop on the Broadway, Southall, at about 4am on Monday, according to Scotland Yard.

He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead at 5.26am, officers said. The victim has not been formally identified and no arrests have been made.

“Officers are working to inform his next of kin,” a spokesman for Scotland Yard said. A postmortem examination will take place in due course.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan police said: “Inquiries into how the victim sustained his injuries are ongoing.” A crime scene police cordon remains in place.

On 9 September, a man in his 30s was stabbed nearby on Alexandra Road.

There have now been 105 violent deaths so far in London this year, compared with 104 by the same point last year. Up until May there were fewer homicides per month in 2019, but then in June there were 18 compared to six the previous year, and July there were 13 compared to six.

So far in 2019 there have been 38 victims aged under 25, not including the man who died in Southall on Monday, of whom 21 were teenagers. In 2018 there had been 40 victims under 25, of whom 16 were teenagers, up to September 23.

Anyone with information on the incident in Southall is asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC ref CAD 826/23 Sept.​ You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.