Oxford Street stabbing: man stabbed to death amidst crowds of shoppers in busy central London street

Emergency services found a man with multiple stab wounds metres away from the busiest shopping street in the UK.
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A man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing near London’s famous Oxford Street.

Officers rushed to Poland Street in Soho at 11.40am on Monday (15 August) following reports of the attack, where police and paramedics discovered a man with multiple stab wounds.

A man has been stabbed to death in Poland StreetA man has been stabbed to death in Poland Street
A man has been stabbed to death in Poland Street
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The victim, who has been named as 58-year-old Li Sung, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: “Despite the best efforts of the emergency services he was pronounced dead at the scene at 12.20pm.”

A man has been stabbed to death in a road just off Oxford Street, in central London. Photo: GettyA man has been stabbed to death in a road just off Oxford Street, in central London. Photo: Getty
A man has been stabbed to death in a road just off Oxford Street, in central London. Photo: Getty

The Metropolitan Police said on Monday that a man had been arrested in connection with the incident, and confirmed today that he has been charged with murder.

The man, who has been named as Li Hunan, 60, will appear at Croydon Magistrates Court.

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London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance also attended the incident, with the first paramedic arriving in less than seven minutes.

In a statement, London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 11.36am today (15 August) to reports of a stabbing in Poland Street, central London.

“We sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer to the scene.

“We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance. Our first paramedic arrived in less than seven minutes.

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“Despite the best efforts of our teams, the patient sadly died at the scene.”

A video posted on Twitter by BBC Radio London Travel confirmed that Poland Street has been cordoned off following the stabbing.

Poland Street is a side street located just off of Oxford Street, and is a busy shopping and tourist area.

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