Police say the man, believed to be in his 80s, died at the scene after being attacked in west London.
Image source, Ronaldo ButrusAn elderly man has died after being stabbed while riding a mobility scooter in Ealing, west London.
Metropolitan Police said emergency services were called to Cayton Road, Greenford, just after 16:00 BST to reports of a man with stab injuries.
The force said despite the efforts of paramedics, the man, believed to be in his 80s, died at the scene.
Detectives are working to inform his next of kin. No arrests have yet been made.
A cordon is in place and the force is appealing for witnesses.
Paramedics, including the air ambulance, were dispatched to the scene, but crews were unable to save the man.
So far this year there have been 58 homicides in London including this stabbing, according to the PA Media news agency.
‘Horrific crime’
Ch Supt Sean Wilson, lead for policing in Ealing, said: “This is an awful incident that will understandably cause considerable alarm to people locally and across London.
“Our thoughts are with the elderly victim.
“We are supporting our colleagues in Specialist Crime as they work to understand what has happened and identify who is responsible for this horrific crime.”
Det Ch Insp Jim Eastwood, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, asked for dash cam or cycle helmet footage and said: “My officers are working to understand what has happened to this man, and we need the public’s assistance.
“I’m asking for anyone with dash cam or cycle helmet footage to contact us if they were using the Western Avenue A40 Eastbound in the proximity of Cayton Road and Welland Gardens between 15:15 and 16:15.
“The elderly victim, who was riding a mobility scooter, was in the area at the time.
“If you saw the victim, or captured anyone acting suspiciously in the area, it is imperative that you make contact.”
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he was “devastated” at the news of the killing, adding he was in close contact with the Met – who have increased patrols in the area following the “horrific attack”.
Simran Advani, 25, who lives near where the stabbing took place, described the area as “very quiet” and it was “scary for a man in his 80s to be killed here”.
“Most people on this road are elderly, you never hear any noise and never see any young people”, she added.
Another neighbour, who did not give his name, said: “It’s not nice, it’s normally quiet here. It’s out of the way.
“I feel sorry for his family – I’m not entirely shocked with the amount of stabbing you hear on the news.”
Image source, Ronaldo Butrus