Man stabbed in 'gang fight' begged for blanket as he lay dying naked on the street
A MAN stabbed to death in a suspected gang fight begged for a blanket as he lay dying naked in the middle of the street, a horrified witness has said.
Witnesses said that the man ran through a maze of balconies to escape the alleged attackers - but was eventually cornered when he reached a dead end. A mum and teaching assistant who lives in the building where the victim was spotted running said she was "shocked" and "saddened" after hearing the news.Margarida Lopes, 50, said: "There was a man being treated here yesterday in the middle of the road.
"The men were running from Angel Town which is a well known estate on the other side of Brixton Road.He was being chased and he was trying to get away through the flats but he didn't know it very well"People usually run down there thinking they can get through but now they get stuck at the other end. It is literally a dead end.
The Met Police have confirmed that a murder investigation is underway following the incident on Overton Road yesterday evening
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