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Aurelia Foster,BBC London
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Emergency services were called to Midhurst Gardens, Uxbridge, at 17: 00 GMT on Monday
An Afghan national has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a dog walker was killed in a triple stabbing in west London.
The victim, named locally as Wayne Broadhurst, 49, was stabbed in Midhurst Gardens, Uxbridge, at 17: 00 GMT on Monday, and died at the scene. A second man, 45, was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries and a boy, 14, was also injured, police said.
The 22-year-old arrested man was Tasered and is being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
The Home Office confirmed the suspect entered the UK in a lorry in November 2020, was granted asylum and leave to remain in 2022, and does not live in Home Office accommodation.
He was taken to hospital as a precaution but was later taken into police custody, the Met said.
The attack is not being treated as terrorism, and detectives are working to establish any relationship between the suspect and the three victims, the Metropolitan Police said.
Wayne Broadhurst, who was named locally, died at the scene
On Tuesday evening, about 100 people held a minute’s silence by the cordon surrounding the scene.
They applauded at the end and the group started to disperse shortly after.
A large group of men, women and children laid flowers at the junction between Midhurst Gardens and Leybourne Road, and some lit candles.
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Candles were lit and flowers were placed at the edge of the police cordon
Footage posted online appeared to show the suspect walking along a residential street, before two police officers sprinted after him, one pointed a Taser and shouted “drop the knife” and “get on the flo
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