Hornchurch stabbing: Man, 60, dies after knife attack at east London pub {Knife Crime 28}

A 60-year-old man has died after being stabbed at a pub in east London.

Police were called to an assault at JJ Moon’s in Hornchurch, near the capital’s border with Essex, at 4.30pm on Sunday.

Paramedics also attended and treated a man for head injuries and a stab wound before taking him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 7pm.

Cordons remained in place on Hornchurch High Street on Sunday evening as forensics officers combed the scene for evidence.

The Metropolitan Police’s murder squad has been informed, a spokesman said.
Next of kin are in the process of being informed and no arrests have been made, he added