Police name man stabbed to death in London as force launches murder probe

Police name man stabbed to death in London as force launches murder probe
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Aden-Jay Wood

By Aden-Jay Wood


Published: 27/06/2022

- 08:01

Updated: 27/06/2022

- 08:02

Karamjeet Singh Reel, 31, was found with stab wounds after officers were called to the scene on Staines Road, Hounslow on Saturday

Police have named a 31-year-old man found stabbed to death in west London, as a murder probe is under way.

Metropolitan Police officers were called at 12.30am on Saturday to reports of a man who had been seriously injured in Staines Road, Hounslow.


Karamjeet Singh Reel, from Hounslow, was found with stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Undated family handout photo issued by the Metropolitan Police of Karamjeet Singh Reel. Police have named a 31-year-old man found stabbed to death in west London, as a murder probe is under way. Metropolitan Police officers were called at 12.30am on Saturday to reports of a man who had been seriously injured in Staines Road, Hounslow. Issue date: Monday June 27, 2022.
Karamjeet Singh Reel
Metropolitan Police

His next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.

A special post-mortem examination took place at Uxbridge Mortuary on Saturday and gave cause of death as a stab wound.

No one has been arrested and police are appealing for information.

Detective Chief Inspector James Shirley said: “Our investigation continues at pace to unpick the events that led to Karamjeet’s murder.

“While we are making progress, we still need to speak to anyone who was in the area of Staines Road in Hounslow in the early hours of Saturday June 25 and saw the events that led to Karamjeet being attacked.

“I would ask anyone with information, no matter how insignificant you think it may be, to get in contact with my officers – it could prove to be a crucial piece of the wider picture that enables us to identify whoever is responsible.”

Anyone with information or any witnesses yet to speak with police are asked to call 101, quoting reference 189/25jun, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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