Man knifed to death in west London street in daylight double stabbing - as second casualty is arrested on suspicion of murder

A antheral was brutally stabbed to decease during a wide daylight combat successful westbound London - arsenic a 2nd man, who besides received weapon injuries, was arrested connected suspicion of murder.

Police were alerted to a brawl successful the thoroughfare connected Saturday lunchtime, wherever they recovered 2 men with stab wounds, Met Police said.

Despite the efforts of medics astatine the scene, connected Erconwald Street, East Acton, the archetypal antheral died from his injuries. 

The 2nd antheral was rushed to infirmary and aboriginal arrested connected suspicion of murder, The Sun reported.

His information is presently unknown. 

Erconwald Street remains unopen portion an probe into the incidental continues. 

Rupa Huq, Labour MP for East Central and Acton posted connected X contiguous that she was 'deeply saddened astatine the quality of a fatal stabbing.'

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: 'We were called astatine 1.08pm contiguous (April 5) to reports of a stabbing astatine Erconwald Street, East Acton.

'We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, precocious paramedics, a paramedic successful a accelerated effect car, an incidental effect officer, members of our Hazardous Area Response Team and a car from London's Air Ambulance.

'Our crews treated 2 radical astatine the scene, unluckily contempt the champion efforts of our crews and exigency partners, 1 idiosyncratic was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

'The different was conveyed to a large trauma centre.'

A Met Police spokesperson said: 'Around 1.10pm connected Saturday, 5 April, officers were called to Erconwald Street, Shepherd's Bush, pursuing reports of an altercation.

'Officers attended wrong minutes, and established that 2 males had suffered stab injuries.

'Very sadly, and contempt the champion efforts of paramedics, 1 of them was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

'The 2nd idiosyncratic was taken to hospital, wherever helium remains. We await an update connected his condition, but helium has been arrested connected suspicion of murder.

'Erconwald Street remains closed portion officers transportation retired investigative work.'

Anyone with accusation should interaction the police connected 101, quoting notation 3435/05APR.