A man has died after he was stabbed in Kingston in the early hours of Saturday morning (August 21).
Images circulated on social media on Saturday showing several police cordons in the town centre and an ongoing emergency services presence in the area.
Cordons were seen at several points on Clarence Street and the A307 that runs through the town centre.
Respoding to a request for comment, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police confirmed that a man aged in his twenties had died after he was stabbed in the early hours of Saturday morning:
"Police were called at 03:45hrs on Saturday, 21 August to reports of a disturbance in Clarence Street, Kingston.
"Officers attended and found a man in his early 20s with a stab injury to his chest. He was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service where he was later pronounced dead. His next of kin are yet to be informed.
"A 18-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody at a south London police station.
Detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime Command are investigating. A crime scene remains in place and enquiries are ongoing.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police on 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 1211/21Aug. To remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."
Kingston resident Tyler, who saw the extensive police presence in Kingston on Saturday morning told the Surrey Comet:
"I heard of the news this morning I went into Town to grab some breakfast and was shocked at the amount of crime scenes that were in Kingston town centre.
"The bus station was completely sealed off and tents erected. Kingston just doesn’t feel like the safe place that it used to be anymore."
London Ambulance Service (LAS) meanwhile confirmed their attendance, saying they had been called to Wheatfield Way. A spokesperson told the Surrey Comet:
"We were called at 3:52am this morning (21 August) to Wheatfield Way, Kingston Upon Thames, to reports of a stabbing.
"We sent an incident response officer, a medic in a response car and an ambulance crew to the scene. We also dispatched an advanced trauma team by car from London's Air Ambulance.
"We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre."
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