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

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.

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 during the incident at around 5.30am yesterday.

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.

They were attacked by a group of males who were outside trying to enter. The female was also attacked as she assisted the security staff in closing the front door.

‘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.

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