Murder detectives have named the young man killed after being stabbed off Queen’s Road on Friday morning as Julian Ebanks-Ford.
The 20-year-old sadly died on Friday (August 4) afternoon after he was rushed to hospital having been stabbed at 12:58am on Kender Street, at junction with Queen’s Road between Peckham and New Cross.
Police have made an arrest, but they continue to appeal for witnesses.
The murder investigation is being led by Detective Chief Inspector Chris Wood of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command.
He said: “Although we have now made an arrest, I am continuing to appeal for anyone who was in the area of Kender Street to come forward and speak with us.
“We need to know what happened in the moments leading up to Julian being stabbed.
“Were your there? Did you see or hear anything suspicious? Please get in contact as a matter of urgency.”
Yesterday, Saturday August 5, officers arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder. He remains in police custody.
Anyone who has information or footage relating to this incident should call 101 or Tweet @MetCC quoting 265/4AUG.
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