Police have confirmed the death of a Muslim student who was dragged from his bike by a gang of men outside a London Tube station and stabbed in the chest, the London Evening Standard reports.
Hussein Ahmed, 19, who was allegedly studying at Uxbridge College, was attacked near South Harrow station.
His family had maintained a bedside vigil in hospital but allowed his life-support machine to be turned off on Thursday.
He was the 12th teenager to be stabbed to death in London this year and the second in November.
The Metropolitan police said its investigation had turned into a murder inquiry as it appealed for witnesses.
Four men in their late teens and early 20s, have been bailed until early December after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The attack happened about 5.10pm last Friday outside Kebabish takeaway on Northolt Road.
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A post mortem was being held today at Northwick Park hospital mortuary in Harrow.
Ahmed who had two brothers and five sisters was described by friends as a “lovely, enthusiastic young man with a smile permanently etched on his face” who played for a local football team and was never involved in gangs.
Detectives from the Metropolitan’s homicide and major crime command are investigating. Please call 020 8358 0400.
