A man has been stabbed to death in an apparent road rage attack during a bloody 17 hours on London's streets in which four men were stabbed to death.
Adnan Patel was knifed in the stomach following a dispute with a number of men in a white van.
And as Britain's knife crime epidemic escalated a fifth man is fighting for his life today after he was stabbed last night. The four killed in separate incidents yesterday included the 20th teenager to die violently in the capital this year. Adnan Patel was knifed in the stomach following a dispute with a number of men in a white van.
Today witnesses described how Adnan Patel had stumbled from his crashed car, bleeding heavily and collapsed clutching his stomach. In a desperate attempt to flee the attack, he had climbed back into his Ford Focus and sped off, but lost control due to his injuries and smashed into another car a few streets away. Residents tried to save his life as he lay whispering prayers. At the start of yesterday's day of bloodshed, a 40-year-old man was found stabbed to death at the rear of a disused pub in Tottenham at around 4am.
Then at 2.30pm, a 19-year-old man was knifed in a fight in Edmonton, north London. He was taken to hospital but died there from his injuries.
A 26-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man were arrested in connection with the attack.
Three hours later, Adnan Patel was fatally stabbed on Downsell Road, Leyton, east London after a traffic minor accident.
And at 8.30pm, a man in his early twenties was stabbed to death at a block of flats in Walthamstow. Emergency services tried to save him at the scene but he died an hour later on the street.
A fifth man, in his early twenties, was today in hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed in Willesden last night.
Mr Patel was the second oldest of five brothers, friends said.
He worked in construction and lived at home with his parents half a mile from where he died.
A neighbour and family friend, who grew up with Mr Patel, said he would always avoid confrontation.
Scotland Yard said four people had been arrested in connection with the killing of Mr Patel.
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Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:12 pm
