A DRUNKEN row over unpaid work has ended in the murder of three Indian-origin builders in east London on Sunday (19).
The deceased have been identified as Narinder Singh, 26, Harinder Kumar, 22, and Baljit Singh, 34.
The Sikh men were stabbed to death and found covered in blood near Seven Kings station in Ilford.
According to an eye witness, the victims were stabbed to death after a large group of Asian men spilled out of a nearby restaurant, screaming and shouting in a furious drunken argument between two groups.
The police have said they believe the deaths were the result of a fight between two groups of Sikh men.
On Monday (20), two men, aged 29 and 39, were arrested on the suspicion of murder.
A group of forensics officers, with sniffer dogs, were seen combing South Park, Ilford, following the dreadful murders.
Victim Narinder Singh's brother Jasbal told the Evening Standard he moved to the crime spot after being informed his brother and his friend Harinder Kumar had been assaulted in a group quarrel.
A local resident said that it took about 20 minutes for the police to reach the crime scene whereas around half an hour for the ambulances.
“The police stripped off the clothes of the men and tried to save them, which went on for a long time”, the locals said.
During a visit to the scene, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan narrated the incident as “shocking, horrific and scary”.
He met with local residents, some of whom complained of anti-social behaviour in the area, including drug-dealing.
Some of the local residents called for more police on the streets.
Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Clayman told reporters: "We've seen over the last few years they (police) are under-resourced and overstretched, and they need our help to deal with the scourge of the increase in knife crime we've seen across our country, and London hasn't escaped that.'
The leader of Redbridge Council Jas Athwal, ahead of the local Sikh community, was also joined by the mayor and other officials at the scene on Monday (20).
He said in a statement: “The tragic deaths of three young men in Seven Kings last night is devastating, and my thoughts are with their families who are going through unimaginable suffering right now.”
In one of the bloodiest years in the British capital's recent history, 90 people were stabbed to death in London.
Clifford had previously denied killing Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of horseracing commentator John Hunt, and their daughters, Louise Hunt, 25, and Hannah Hunt, 28. (Photo: Hertfordshire Police /Handout via REUTERS)
Man pleads guilty to crossbow murders of BBC presenter’s family
A 26-YEAR-OLD man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to murdering two daughters of a BBC sports commentator and stabbing to death their mother in a crossbow attack.
Kyle Clifford had previously denied killing Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of horseracing commentator John Hunt, and their daughters, Louise Hunt, 25, and Hannah Hunt, 28.
However, appearing via video link at Cambridge Crown Court in eastern England, Clifford changed his pleas.
The court heard that Clifford tied up Louise Hunt, his former partner, binding her arms and ankles with duct tape before shooting her in the chest with a crossbow at the family home last July.
He pleaded guilty to three counts of murder, one count of false imprisonment, and two counts of possessing offensive weapons. However, Clifford denied raping Louise.
The murders took place at the family home in the commuter town of Bushey, near Watford, northwest of London.
Clifford was arrested in July following a manhunt after the bodies of the three women were discovered.
(With inputs from AFP)