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Tragic Sami Sidhom, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene following the stabbing in Chestnut Avenue, Forest Gate, at around 11.30pm on Monday.

Police are confident they have now identified the victim and said he was stabbed multiple times. No arrests have been made.

Neighbours described how he collapsed outside screaming "I've been stabbed" and how several people tried desperately to save him.

Sami lived with his gran and dad and was in his first year studying history and law at Queen Mary University in London.

Heartbroken friends described how he loved computer games and running.

Neighbour Tariq Bhugeloo, 22, said: "Like the sun shines he's like that, he doesn't stay out late or is in any gangs, he's no gang member.

"The only time I saw him go out was to get food for his gran.

"He was small, he was an innocent boy.

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"I can't think who would target him like that.

"He would come back from uni and start studying again, he never got in any trouble.

"But Newham is Newham.

"There's never any police patrolling unless something bad happens."

A 19-year-old friend who knew him from Forest Gate Community School said: "He was the kind of friend who would always help you, he was always very supportive

"He was a good family boy.

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"He was great at sport, used to be a good runner, he had great stamina.

"I can't believe this has happened, I'm totally shocked, he was never in any trouble."

Officers, paramedics and London's Air Ambulance were called to Chestnut Avenue at about 10.50pm.

A Twitter user said an officer at the scene in Forest Gate told him there was blood “all over the road”.

Witness Said Bhugeloo, 29, said: "I heard cars zoom off, tyres screeching, then a guy shouting, outside my window, he was wailing 'help I've been stabbed'.

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"When I came out there were two young boys helping him.

"He had collapsed into a man's arms, he was an older gentleman with a pork pie hat.

"I rushed inside to get some towels to help them put pressure on the wounds.

"There were around 12 people around him.

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"Then the police came and they tried to shock him with the pads and told us to go inside."

"We are keen to hear from anyone who may have been in the area last night and may have seen or heard anything.

"It doesn't matter how big or small you think your information may be; it could be the piece of the puzzle that helps bring the person that killed a young man last night to justice."

London is in the middle of a crime spree that has ended in dozens of deaths this year alone.

Two people were fatally stabbed in separate attacks on Sunday in London bringing the murder rate to 60 so far this year, according to police.

Teenagers have been the victim in 11 homicides this year.

These include the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Tanesha Melbourne-Blake earlier this month in Tottenham on Easter Monday and Amaan Shakoor, 16, who was shot on the same night in Walthamstow.

Any witnesses, or anyone with information that may assist the investigation are asked to call officers on 101.