Detectives have launched a murder investigation after 18-year-old Hussain Chaudhry was attacked on a busy street in Walthamstow, east London, during rush hour on Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene after police and paramedics were called to Lea Bridge Road at around 5.20pm. The force said the victim had been formally identified as Mr Chaudhry and a post-mortem examination on Thursday gave cause of death as hypovolemic shock and a stab wound to the neck. "On Wednesday March 17 2021, my beloved friend Hussain Chaudhry was tragically taken from this world protecting his family from thieves," he said. More than £16,000 in donations have been made to the GoFundMe page set up in Mr Chaudry's memory here.

Source: Daily Mirror March 19, 2021 19:52 UTC