Man stabbed to death ‘after leaving barbecue shop’ as police launch manhunt for knife seller

A man has been stabbed to death after leaving a South London barbecue shop as police searched for the knife-wielding man.

Police flooded the area in Surbiton Road, Kingston, shortly after 7pm on Wednesday after a man was attacked.

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Officers attended with ambulance crews but the man sadly died at the scene.

Police said his next of kin has been notified.

It is understood the victim had left a barbecue shop shortly before he was attacked nearby.

Police monitor the area outside a parade of stores as officers investigate.

A Met Police spokesman said: “Investigations into the situation are still ongoing.

“At the early stages of the investigation, there were no arrests.”

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 101 CAD 6557 / 15Dec for a quote.

It happened after an 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl were arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager died in an alleged stabbing.

Police stormed a home in Stretton, Staffordshire, around 1:35am on Saturday following reports of a stabbing.

A man, believed to be 19 years old, was treated at the scene on Bridgeside Road but died shortly afterwards despite the best efforts of paramedics.

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