Victoria Park Square, Bethnal Green stabbing: Man dies

The man was found stabbed at an address in Victoria Park Square <i>(Image: Pexels / Google Maps)</i>
The man was found stabbed at an address in Victoria Park Square (Image: Pexels / Google Maps)
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A man has died after being stabbed in Bethnal Green. 

Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called to Victoria Park Square at 10.16am on July 1 with reports of an incident inside an address. 

Paramedics were also dispatched to the scene, where a 47-year-old man was found suffering stab wounds. 

He was taken to hospital for treatment but later died at 11.52am. 

A 46-year-old woman previously arrested on suspicion of murder has been bailed pending further enquiries. 

She will next appear at court in August. 

A Met Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at 10:16hrs on Monday, 1 July to reports of a man with stab wounds inside an address in Victoria Park Square, E2.

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“Officers responded with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service. A 47-year-old man was taken to hospital where he sadly later died at 11:52hrs.

“A special post-mortem examination held on Thursday, 3 July indicated there were no suspicious circumstances.

“An inquest will be held in due course.”

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