Man dies and another in hospital after stabbings in east London

A man has died and another remains in hospital after they were stabbed in east London in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The Metropolitan police said officers were called to an east London hospital at about 4.30am where two men had turned up with knife wounds.

A 26-year-old man has died, while officers await a formal assessment of the condition of the other man, aged 24.

They were stabbed in the area of White Post Lane, Hackney Wick.

No arrests have been made yet.

The Met is appealing for witnesses as part of an investigation led by detectives from the specialist crime unit.

The family of the 26-year-old has been informed of his death, and formal identification will take place along with a postmortem.

Figures from the Office of National Statistics released this week show the number of people stabbed to death reached a record high in England and Wales last year, with 282 people killed using a knife or another sharp object.

The statistics – which cover the year ending in March 2022 – represent the highest annual total of knife-based murders since the Home Office’s homicide index began in 1946.

Anyone with information should contact the police via 101 or get in touch with Crimestoppers anonymously.