UK father stabbed to death hours after birth of son

A father was stabbed to death in front of his young daughter just hours after his partner had given birth to his baby boy, police said yesterday.

The 26-year-old man was found with knife wounds at a bus stop near a supermarket in West Croydon, south London, on Thursday evening. He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead soon after.

"This was a shocking attack in a public place in the early evening," Detective Inspector Cliff Lyons said.

"The victim's three year-old daughter was with him when he was attacked, though fortunately she wasn't physically injured. Even more tragically, his partner had given birth to a son just that morning."

Police said a 22-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Detective Inspector Lyons said they also needed to speak to two teenagers who were at the bus stop at the time of the incident.

"The investigation is at a very early stage and I'm keeping an open mind about the circumstances of the attack at this point," he added.

"A number of witnesses have already come forward but I believe there are still people with information we need to speak to and I urge those people to get in touch."