London townhouse where bouncer was stabbed to death trying to stop gatecrashers at a New Year’s Eve party
Police outside the Grosvenor House Suites in Park Lane thebritishherald
- The guard was trying to stop a group of gatecrashers from entering a private bash in the £12.5million Mayfair townhouse when he was knifed
- Two other security staff, aged 37 and 29, and a 29-year-old woman who tried to help them close the 10ft solid oak door to the building were also stabbed
- Police believe revellers filmed the attack on their phones outside the luxury three-bedroom house which had been hired out for a New Year’s Eve party
A bouncer at a party in one of Britain’s most exclusive student houses was stabbed to death yesterday as 2019 got off to a bloody start in London.
The guard was trying to stop a group of gatecrashers from entering a private bash in the £12.5million Mayfair townhouse when he was knifed.
Police believe revellers filmed the attack on their phones outside the luxury three-bedroom house which had been hired out for a New Year’s Eve party.
The house features views of Hyde Park, glass floors, its own 24-hour concierge and a roof terrace. It is one of the world’s most expensive student houses, costing £4,000 a week to rent.
It is understood to have been used for swingers’ parties in the past. Detective Chief Inspector Andy Partridge said: ‘It appears the deceased and the two injured males were working as security staff for the party.
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‘This shocking incident happened just hours into a New Year, the area was particularly busy with people out celebrating and making their way home.’
In a night of bloodshed, a woman in her early thirties was also killed at a home in Camberwell, South London, in an unrelated stabbing at 4.20am.
