Police hunt for knifeman after man in his 30s is stabbed to death outside London’s VIP Cobden Club

• Reports suggest man was attacked whilst preparing to board a bus
• Crime scene set up on Kendal Road following the attack and no arrests made
• Enquiries are ongoing to identify the man and notify his next of kin

A man was tragically stabbed to death whilst waiting to board a bus outside an exclusive London club yesterday evening.

The Metropolitan Police say they have opened a murder investigation after one of their police cars was waved down by a member of the public by the Cobden Club on Kensal Road, just before 7pm on Thursday, October 19.

Officers found a man in his thirties with stab injuries and closed the road quickly in both directions.

Despite their efforts, as well as those of the paramedics from London Ambulance Service, the man died a short time after.

Police have set up a crime scene in the area and say there have been no arrests so far.

Officers found a man in his thirties with stab injuries and closed the road quickly in both directions

Police have set up a crime scene in the area just outside the exclusive Cobden Club

Forensic specialists, donned in distinctive blue paper suits, have been spotted on the site

Forensic specialists, donned in distinctive blue paper suits, have been spotted on the site.

Enquiries are ongoing to identify the man and notify his next of kin.

While details surrounding the incident remain limited at this time, it is understood that the victim was tragically killed while preparing to board a bus.

Homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command have also been informed.

The Cobden Club opened in Notting Hill, west London, in 1996. Its members included author Will Self and TV stars Amanda de Cadenet and Mariella Frostrup. 

The late Amy Winehouse sang there regularly during the early part of her career.

It was founded by Billy Brannigan, who was accused of raping a woman in a hotel room with the club’s head chef  in 1997, but was cleared of all charges in September of this year. 

The club was funded by investor Mr Johnson, also the brains behind Pizza Express. He was not accused of any crime. The club closed in 2010.

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