A man has died after being stabbed in Camden High Street in north London, police have said.

Officers were called just after 11pm on Thursday night after reports of an assault and discovered a man suffering from a stab injury who was pronounced dead at the scene, Scotland Yard said.

No other details about the man were immediately available.

A second man, aged in his mid-20s, was found nearby also with a stab injury, and has been taken to a central London hospital.

Police said crime scenes were in place and the popular street, which attracts tourists, shoppers, pubgoers and clubbers, was closed to traffic.

No arrests have yet been made and police asked anyone with information to call them on 101 quoting reference Cad 8865/12Sep. Alternatively, they can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Police said a Section 60 order – which allows officers to stop and search anyone – had been authorised for the borough of Camden.

The capital has been blighted by a series of fatal stabbings this year and the latest incident is the second in Camden in four weeks. A 16-year-old boy was killed in Munster Square in August after being chased by a gang.







