Witnesses have described how ‘hero’ pub staff battled to save the life of a man fatally stabbed in east London.
The victim was attacked opposite the King’s Ford Wetherspoon in Chingford Mount at around 9pm on Sunday evening.
Staff raced out of the pub with a defibrillator in an effort to save him, locals said.
A restaurant worker who was passing just moments after the incident described the ‘horrific’ scenes as the victim lay dying.
The witness, 28, told Metro: ‘There was panic and distress. There were people from the pub with a defibrillator trying to save the man. There was a crowd forming of people from the pub I guess and then the police and ambulances showed up. The people from the pub were heroes. They did their best.’
Another witness who had been in the pin told Metro: ‘There was shouting outside and people including staff ran out. When it comes down time it people want to help. The bloke who died is a known face. He’s a decent person, no bother.’
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 9.11pm on Sunday 6 July to reports of a stabbing on Chingford Mount Road, E4.
‘We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, paramedics in fast response cars, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer. We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.
‘Very sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a man was pronounced dead at the scene.’
A manhunt by murder squad detectives is underway.
A blue and white crime scene tent marks the spot where the man lay fatally injured.
Forensics officers are trawling for clues and the road remains cordoned off.
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Detectives are collecting CCTV footage and carrying out door to door inquiries as part of the investigation.
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