Three people have been arrested by police investigating the murder of a 21-year-old rapper at Notting Hill Carnival.
A 23-year-old man and an 18-year-old man were arrested at home in Bristol on Wednesday morning on suspicion of murdering Takayo Nembhard.
Mr Nembhard, also known by his rap name TKorStretch, was stabbed to death in Ladbroke Grove during the street party in west London.
The two men have been taken to a police station in Bristol where they are in custody.
A 20-year-old woman was also arrested on Wednesday morning at a house in Islington, north London, on suspicion of assisting an offender.
She was taken to a police station in north London, where she remains in custody.
Officers were alerted to the stabbing at around 8pm on Monday, August 29, under the Westway flyover.
Mr Nembhard, a performer from Bristol, was killed amid crowds of several hundred people in the immediate area.
Police gave the rapper first aid until medical help arrived. From there he was taken to a west London hospital where he died.
The cause of death was a stab wound to the femoral artery in the right hip.
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The family of the family of the victim of the carnival stabbing for the crime
Mr. Nembhard was a young rap and drill artist whose music has received hundreds of thousands of views on social media. He left behind a girlfriend and an unborn child.
Detective Chief Inspector Jim Shirley, from the Met Police’s Special Crime Command, said: “While it is positive that we have made three arrests today, the hard work does not stop there. We are continuing to appeal for witnesses to come forward. Takayo was hit stabbed to death in broad daylight in front of a large crowd of people.
“I’m sure there are people out there who haven’t spoken to us yet, for whatever reason that may be.
“If you saw something and haven’t spoken to us yet, please do so as a matter of urgency. Don’t do it for me, do it for Takayo’s family who are still trying to come to terms with their terrible loss.”
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