Rapper stabbed to death as London's Notting Hill Carnival returns
London's Notting Hill Carnival was marred by the murder of a young rapper and hundreds of arrests, police said on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old man died after being stabbed on Monday, the latest in a wave of knife-crime incidents in the British capital this year that have sparked growing concern.
The victim was later identified as a rapper from Bristol, western England, who performed under the name TKorStretch.
“He came from Bristol to simply have a good time at the London carnival and this is the end result,” his manager Chris Patrick wrote on Instagram.
“TK was a good kid, a good guy and what has happened breaks my heart,” he added.
London's Metropolitan Police said officers were called at about 8 pm (1900 GMT) on Monday, the final day of the carnival, to reports of a stabbing in Ladbroke Grove and administered emergency first aid.
“He was taken to a west London hospital where, despite the best efforts of medical staff, he was pronounced dead,” the force added.
London mayor Sadiq Khan said he was “sickened” by the stabbing. “Violence has no place on our streets and we are doing everything in our power to root it out,” he added.
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