Graduate is killed in party attack
A UNIVERSITY graduate staggered into a hotel reception and died after being stabbed at a house party.
Bright Akinlele, 22, collapsed after running into the lobby for help, where paramedics fought in vain to save him.
Three men in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of murder following Monday night’s stabbing near Euston station, central London, and remained in custody last night.
Friends described Mr Akinlele as a ‘good, honest’ person and rejected claims his murder, the 12th in the capital this year, was gang-related.
Ivan Toney, 22, a footballer with Peterborough, said: ‘It’s all wrong. He worked hard to get a degree and was doing what he loved in the music industry.’
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