Barnet Bypass sealed off after Murder Investigation is launched
A crime scene is in place in Barnet after a man was found with fatal stab wounds. Police were called to Courtland Avenue, NW7, at 8.11pm on Thursday, 19 December following a report of a fight in progress. Officers attended however no trace of any victim or suspects was found. At 8.27pm, police were called by the London Ambulance Service" data-wpil-keyword-link="linked" data-wpil-monitor-id="94736">London Ambulance Service to Barnet Bypass, near Scratchwood Park, to reports of a man, in his 20s, with stab injuries. Officers attended. The man was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital. After a search of a car found at the scene, a man, in his 30s, was found inside a vehicle with stab wounds. Despite the efforts of emergency services, he was declared dead a short time later. Enquiries are ongoing to notify his next of kin. A post-mortem examination will take place in due course. Homicide detectives in Specialist Crime have been informed. A crime scene has been put in place at the scene. Enquiries continue.
