Murder arrest after man with stab wound dies in Brixton flat
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Police said a post-mortem examination would take place in due course
A man in his 50s has died after being found with stab wounds in a flat, sparking a murder investigation.
Metropolitan Police said officers were called to the flat in Hicken Road, Brixton, south-west London, at about 01:30GMT.
The man was taken to hospital but died a short time later. The force said officers were "in the process of informing his family".
A man, also in his 50s, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
A crime scene is in place at the block of flats and the force has appealed for anyone with information to contact police.
Police and forensic officers were seen on the landing outside a flat in Gale House on Hicken Road.
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