Murder arrest over New Year\'s Day Park Lane stabbing

Murder arrest over New Year's Day Park Lane stabbing

Tudor Simionov Image copyright Met Police
Image caption Tudor Simionov was photographed working as a security guard hours before he was attacked

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a security guard who was stabbed to death at a private party in London's West End on New Year's Day.

Tudor Simionov was working at Fountain House on Park Lane when he was attacked at about 05:30 GMT.

The Met said the Romanian national, who lived in Ilford, was attacked by a group of men who had tried to enter the party.

A 26-year-old man is in custody at a central London police station.

Two other security staff and a 29-year-old woman were also stabbed in the attack. They suffered "significant injuries" but these are not thought to be life-threatening.

Det Ch Insp Andy Partridge described it as a "shocking attack" and called for witnesses to "come forward and assist the investigation".

A woman who was killed in a separate stabbing early on 1 January was named by police earlier.

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Image caption Charlotte Huggins was stabbed to death in Camberwell on New Year's Day

Mother-of-one Charlotte Huggins was found fatally wounded at a home on John Ruskin Street, Camberwell, at 04:20 GMT on Tuesday.

A post-mortem examination gave her cause of death as a single stab wound.

A 34-year-old man initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder has been released on bail until mid-January, the police said.

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Image caption Three others were stabbed during the attack outside the private party in Park Lane