The victim is believed to have driven into a lamp post as he desperately tried to escape three chasing men (pictured, the crashed vehicle)
Hooded thugs ambush driver in his 40s and stab him to death through car window before ‘running away laughing’ in another 24 hours of bloodshed in London
A group of hooded thugs ambushed a driver and stabbed him to death through his car window today – in another shocking 24 hours of bloodshed in London.
Police were called to Clapham Park Road in south-west London at around 2.30pm this afternoon, where they found a man suffering from knife wounds.
The victim, named locally as Gavin, in his 40s, is believed to have driven into a lamp post as he desperately tried to escape three chasing men.
Before, according to eyewitnesses, the thugs approached his vehicle and – after trying to smash the window open with a pair of crutches – stabbed him through a gap.
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Police shield a body outside the Belle Vue pub next to Clapham Common tube station after a 40 year man was stabbed to death earlier this afternoon
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The victim, named locally as Gavin, in his 40s, is believed to have driven into a lamp post as he desperately tried to escape three chasing men (pictured, police at scene today)
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Police could be seen holding sheets tied together to block the view of the body from passers-by, after the victim was reportedly stabbed by three thugs on Friday afternoon
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A murder investigation has been launched following the stabbing in Clapham on Friday afternoon (pictured, forensic officers at the scene)
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According to eyewitnesses, the thugs approached the victim’s vehicle and – after trying to smash the window open with a pair of crutches – stabbed him through a gap Video playing bottom right…Click here to expand to full page ADVERTISING
The trio were then reportedly seen ‘laughing’ as they fled the scene, with the victim left bleeding out with his foot on the accelerator as horrified onlookers watched on.
And despite the desperate attempts of paramedics, died at the scene becoming the 31st murder victim in the capital this year. A cordon was in place as investigation work was carried out.
It comes less than 24 hours after a man in his 20s, was knifed to death yesterday evening, before his killers ran into London Central Mosque near Regent’s Park to get away.
And in a separate incident later than night, a 19-year-old was stabbed during a ‘large fight’ outside a book shop in Southbank, central London – before he was taken to hospital with not life-threatening injuries.
Eyewitnesses described the moment that ‘men in their 20s’ set upon the motorist in Clapham this afternoon – who died yards from his car. A food delivery driver was sat on his moped opposite the scene as the chaos unfolded this afternoon.
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Eyewitnesses described the moment that ‘men in their 20s’ set upon the motorist in Clapham this afternoon (pictured, police at scene of stabbing)
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According to the eyewitness, the thugs had come running across the road and cut across traffic as they tried to get to the victim – before stabbing him outside The Belle Vue pub
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Emergency services are seen at the scene of the stabbing in Clapham this afternoon, with a police cordon in place as investigative work is carried out