KNIFE HORROR
Man, 29, found knifed to death in BMW after brutal Ladywell stabbing as four people arrested
A MAN was found stabbed to death in his BMW with four people arrested over the brutal killing.
Police were scrambled to Ladywell in Lewisham, South East London, just before 2pm on Wednesday following reports of a stabbing.
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They discovered Alex Josephs, 29, in his grey-coloured BMW suffering from knife wounds.
Tragically he couldn't be saved and was declared dead at the scene.
Police have launched a murder investigation and say Alex's family is being supported by specially-trained officers.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the horror and remain in custody.
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A post mortem to establish Alex's cause of death will be carried out in due course.
Neighbours claim the 29-year-old was stabbed at the end of the road before attempting to drive.
One woman, who has lived on the road for around 30 years and asked not to be named, said: "He was stabbed down there then got into his car and drove up here and crashed into the cars.
"There's a gap in the cars where the tent was. The police have only just left.
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"Police and paramedics pulled him out of his car, did what they needed to do but he died. It's sad, of course it is."
Another neighbour, who also asked not to be named, added: "We've never had an incident like this happen down here before, apparently it was all over a bike.
"I thought at first it was an accident and the man had a heart attack at the wheel.
"We couldn't see him because police put tarpaulin up straight away. The paramedic told us he had been stabbed."
DCI Kieran said: “This was a shocking incident that took place on a busy street in the middle of the day. There were a large number of witnesses and I thank those people who have already taken the time to share what they saw.
“If you have footage or information but haven’t yet spoken to police, please do get in touch.
“We are building a timeline of the events surrounding the murder and your information could be a missing details in that picture. If you saw anything, please do take the time to contact us.
“The victim’s family is reeling from the shock of losing their loved one in such a violent way. Our thoughts are with them as our investigation progresses.”
Anyone with information can call police on 101 quoting 3928/10May.
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