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Thomas Oduro, 21, stabbed to death in London

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Thomas Oduro, 21, stabbed to death in LondonIlya Grigorik · CC BY-SA 3.0

Thomas Oduro, 21, was stabbed to death on Friday evening on Lordship Lane, in the London borough of Haringey. The Metropolitan Police has opened a murder investigation and is appealing for witnesses, according to 3News.

London’s Metropolitan Police identified Thomas Oduro, 21, from Tottenham, as the victim of a stabbing on Lordship Lane, in Haringey, on Friday 13 November, reports 3News. Emergency services found him dead at the scene despite attempts to provide medical assistance.

Police officers responded shortly after 6pm following a report of an assault. The Metropolitan Police has opened a murder investigation and said Thomas Oduro’s family was being supported by specially trained officers. The investigation was continuing at the scene and police had announced no arrests at the time of publication.

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