Police name man stabbed in Oxford Street
POLICE have named the man stabbed to death in Oxford Street on Monday as 22-year-old Steven Bigby.
Mr Bigby was stabbed after a row between two groups of men outside a McDonalds restaurant at 4.45pm which escalated after a drink was thrown.
Police say that a knife was found at the scene and they are currently studying CCTV footage.
Detectives are hunting four black men aged between 20 and 30 who fled the scene.
A post mortem is being carried out on Mr Bigby, of north London, but “the early indication is that he died from a single stab wound to the chest”, according to the Metropolitan Police’s acting Deputy Chief Inspector Bob Mahoney.
Mr Mahoney said that at the moment police were treating it as a “spontaneous incident” and there is nothing to suggest it was gang related or linked to any other crime.
He said: "Two groups of black men came together. A drink was thrown. The incident escalated very quickly and Steven was fatally stabbed.
"There is a possibility that the four men were walking up and down on Oxford Street during the afternoon. It is possible they may have been seen promenading."
One of the four men who fled was wearing a red t-shirt, another was wearing a white t-shirt, the third was in a vest and muscularly built while the fourth was dressed in dark clothing.
Mr Mahoney added: "I am appealing for anyone who was taking photographs on Monday afternoon in Oxford Street, for any reason, to contact us. They could hold key information to our inquiry."
