An elderly man riding a mobility scooter has been stabbed to death in west London.
The attack happened on Cayton Road in Greenford, Ealing, at just after 4pm on Tuesday.
Metropolitan Police officers were called to reports of a man with stab injuries, and despite the efforts of paramedics, he was declared dead at the scene.
Police have said the man is believed to be in his 80s and a crime scene is in place.
There have been no arrests.
The Met has appealed for anyone with dash-cam or cycle-helmet footage to contact them if they were using the Western Avenue A40 Eastbound in the proximity of Cayton Road and Welland Gardens between 3.15pm and 4pm.
The stabbing location is yards away from a busy bus stop on the A40 and a railway bridge.
The cordoned-off area covers a T-junction between Cayton Road, a quiet residential street with large semi-detached houses, and Runnymede Gardens, another street of semi-detached houses which runs parallel to the busy A40.
Two crime scene tents are pitched up next to the A40 on Runnymede Gardens.
‘He was a nice old man’
Simran Advani, 25, a senior property manager who lives near to where the stabbing happened, said she often saw an elderly man on his mobility scooter.
She said: “We always used to see him on his mobility scooter – he always used to smile, he was a nice old man.”
“This is a very quiet area, you never hear any noise on this street,” she added.
“It’s scary for a man in his 80s to be killed here. Most people on this road are elderly, you never hear any noise and never see any young people.
“It was just like a normal day today. There’s a parade of shops just round the corner under the train tracks and through an alley way which he might have been heading from or to.”
‘Horrific attack’
London mayor Sadiq Khan said he is in contact with the police and urged anyone with information to come forward.
He said: “I’m devastated that an elderly man was killed in a horrific attack this evening.
“My thoughts are with the victim’s loved ones.”
Forensic officers were at the scene after the stabbing
Detective Chief Inspector Jim Eastwood from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command said: “The elderly victim, who was riding a mobility scooter, was in the area at the time. If you saw the victim, or captured anyone acting suspiciously in the area, it is imperative that you make contact.”
Chief Superintendent Sean Wilson, lead for policing in Ealing, said: “This is an awful incident that will understandably cause considerable alarm to people locally and across London. Our thoughts are with the elderly victim.
“We are supporting our colleagues in Specialist Crime as they work to understand what has happened and identify who is responsible for this horrific crime. The support of the public is crucial. Police and the community must work together to identify violent offenders and remove them from our streets.
“My officers will remain on scene. They are there to help and protect you – if you have information that you want to share please approach them and tell them what you know.”
Earlier on Tuesday, a 58-year-old woman was stabbed to death close to Acton Town station in Ealing.
A 21-year-old woman, who was known to the victim, was arrested on suspicion of murder.
There is no suggestion the two killings are linked.
The latest deaths mean there have been 58 homicides in London so far this year.
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