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Four arrested in fatal Hackney stabbing murder inquiry

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Forensic officer on Cranwood StreetImage source, PA Media
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A police cordon is in place on Cranwood Street

Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 49-year-old man was fatally stabbed in east London.

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Cranwood Street, Hackney, at around 03.10 GMT on 26 December.

The man, who has not been named, died from his injuries. His next of kin has been informed, police said.

Two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women, aged 35 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

They remain in police custody and a crime scene is in place, with forensic vans parked near Cranwood Street.

Three bikes could be seen beyond the cordon, two lying in the road and a third against the gates of Moorfields Eye Hospital.

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