Wheelchair User Fatally Stabbed in East London

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After a man in a wheelchair was fatally stabbed on Wednesday in east London, two men have been detained on suspicion of murder.

At 15:38, according to the Metropolitan Police, officers were summoned to Rushmore Road, Clapton, in response to complaints of a brawl. They discovered a male who had been stabbed.

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Police say that although paramedics treated 38-year-old Jade Anthony Barnett, he passed away at the site.

Simone Barnett, his sister, called him a "cheerful and caring" man.

Ms. Barnett, a 45-year-old Hackney resident, clarified that although her brother and his mother had resided in Clapton, his friends claimed he had moved to the Stratford region.

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"He comes around here [Clapton] all the time, everyone knew my brother - young, old, mothers, fathers, everybody knew my brother," she continued.

"Everybody is family, he's just that character."

Mr Barnett's friends say he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident in 2007.

On Wednesday evening, a black and grey electric wheelchair could be seen behind the police cordon close to a forensics tent at the scene.

The wheelchair and tent are on Overbury Street, overlooked by a housing estate, with the cordon stretching on to Rushmore Road.

Two men, aged 28 and 21, have been arrested and remain in custody at an east London police station, the Met said in a statement.

Det Ch Supt James Conway said the investigation was still in the early stages and detectives were working to establish the circumstances.

"A number of streets have been cordoned off as our investigation continues at pace and I am grateful for the patience of the local residents of Clapton," he stated.

"Our thoughts are with the family of the victim at this difficult time."The public should anticipate substantial and ongoing police activity in the neighbourhood as we carry out our thorough investigation."