A man who was murdered outside his home in Edmonton has been named.
Formal identification has taken place and next of kin have been informed – the deceased is Christopher John Barry, also known as Jack, 53 (14.09.61) of The Broadway, N9.
A 13-year-old boy [E] arrested on suspicion of murder on Monday, 15 December remains in custody at an east London police station.
Police were called on Sunday, 14 December at approximately 19:50hrs to a residential address in The Broadway, N9 by the London Ambulance Service to reports of a man stabbed.
Officers and London’s Air Ambulance attended the scene but the man, aged 53, was pronounced dead at the scene at 20:37hrs.
A post mortem examination that took place on 15 December gave cause of death as a stab wound to the chest.
The victim, who resided at the location, was involved in a verbal altercation with a group of males, believed aged in their mid-teens, as he attempted to gain entry into the block.
The victim – who was with a woman – continued into the block but was followed by two of the males. He was then stabbed.
Detective Chief Inspector Neale Baldock of the Homicide and Major Crime Command leads the investigation. He said:
“Our initial enquiries have established that there was a supervised party taking place at another address within the block and the group of males were trying to gain access to this.
“The victim and this group were not known to each other – what started as a minor verbal altercation has escalated into a shocking act of violence.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room on 0208 345 1570 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
= Four teenage boys were arrested on Monday, 14 December in connection with the murder.
The four – three aged 14 [A/B/D] and one aged 13 [D] – arrested on suspicion of murder, have been bailed to return to an east London police station on a date in late January 2015 pending further enquiries
