Man in 40s stabbed to death in daylight attack in south London

A man in his 40s has been stabbed to death in shocking daylight attack outside a Tube station in south London, Scotland Yard have confirmed.

Police sealed off the area outside Clapham Common station just after 2.30pm as they searched for the suspect.

Paramedics desperately tried to save his life but he died at the scene.

One witness said the man’s injury were so severe he thought he had been shot.

‘Helped carry the guy out before the ambulance arrived,’ they wrote on Twitter.

‘Saw this eyes rolled back. I pray he makes it. This violence has to stop.

‘I didn’t see the incident only the immediate aftermath before police and ambulance services were on the scene.’

Officers have not made any arrests as they appeal for witnesses to trace the suspect.

A Met Police spokesman said: ‘Police were called at 14:37hrs on Friday, 29 March following reports of a stabbing on Clapham Park Road, close to Clapham Common tube station.

‘Officers attended with London Ambulance Service colleagues. A man aged in his 40s was found suffering from stab wounds.

‘Despite the efforts of paramedics he sadly died at the scene. The victim’s next of kin have not yet been informed.

‘Police are working to establish the circumstances. At this early stage there have been no arrests.’

The victim’s next of kin have not yet been informed.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson added: ‘We sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a car and an incident response officer, and also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

‘Sadly, despite the best efforts of our medics, a man died at the scene.’