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>> Pete Biggs wrote:
>>> From www.lbc.co.uk/Article.asp?PT=News+Headlines&id=27350 :
>>>
>>> Police have closed London's largest park after a man was stabbed to
>>> death this morning
>>>
>>> The man - who was aged about 50, was attacked just 200 metres inside
>>> Richmond Park, close to the East Sheen Gate just after ten oclock
>>>
>>> He was taken to a west London hospital where he died three hours
>>> later.
>>>
>>> A man has been arrested near the scene.
>>
>> How do you know he was a cyclist?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1296308,00.html
A cyclist was stabbed to death in one of London's largest parks at
mid-morning yesterday.
The victim, aged about 50, was on his bike 200 metres inside Richmond park,
in the south-west of the city, just after 10am, when his assailant struck.
He was taken to hospital and died three hours later.
The dead man has been identified, but police were waiting until his next of
kin had been informed before releasing his name.
A man arrested nearby in connection with the attack has been taken into
custody.
Detectives closed the 1,000-hectare park, famous for its herds of fallow and
red deer, and people inside the grounds at the time of the stabbing were not
allowed to leave until they had been questioned.
Forensic experts were trawling the crime scene, close to East Sheen Gate.
A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "The entire park has been closed and we do
not know at present when it will reopen."
One Richmond resident, who did not want to be named, said: "Although there
would have been fewer children around because the schools are back, the park
is used by thousands of people every day, from motorists driving through, to
dog walkers, runners and cyclists."
