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Newham stabbing: NHS worker killed days after father died from coronavirus-related illness – The Independent, Independent

Newham stabbing: NHS worker killed days after father died from coronavirus-related illness – The Independent, Independent
    

             

                                   

                                                                         

Police are appealing for information after an NHS key worker was stabbed to death in the street days after his father died from a coronavirus – related illness.

                                                                                                                                                                                                     

David Gomoh, was killed in Freemasons Road, Newham , east London , just seconds after leaving his home on Sunday night.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The 29 – year-old, who was the son of a nurse and worked for the NHS helping to supply staff with essential equipment, was on the phone to a friend when he was attacked by a group of men wearing masks.

                                                                                                                                                                                             

  

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Police say there is no obvious motive for the stabbing, describing it as “totally unprovoked”. No arrests have been made.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        

His family were already in mourning after his father died from an illness linked to Covid – and were due to hold a funeral on Wednesday.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

    

        

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Within days his his mother has seen the death of her husband and son, his sister has lost her brother and father, both are now heartbroken. </p> <p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                 </p> <p> “David was a young man who had worked hard to put himself through university and, like his mother, worked hard for the community in the NHS. </p> <p>                                                                                                                                                                                                      </p><div class="adace-slot-wrapper adace-middle-content adace-align-center adace-slot-wrapper-main" style="text-align:center;"> <div class="adace-disclaimer"> </div> <div class="adace-slot"> <div class="adace_ad_6606717f378ec adace-dont-remove"> </a> </div> </div> </div> <p> “At this time we believe the only thing David did to be murdered was walk down a street. He was apparently approached by a group of men wearing masks and stabbed multiple times in a ferocious assault. </p> <p>                                                                                                                                                                                                              </p> <p> “I have no doubt this was a planned attack that singled out David because he happened to be in that area. </p> <p>                                                                                                                                                                                                      </p> <p> “David and his mother, who have done so much to help the community, now need the public to come forward and tell us what they know. If you have any information, please think of this young man and the suffering of his family and call us. </p> <p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                       </p> <div id="newsletter-component">     </p> <p> No hype, just the advice and analysis you need </p> <p>   </p> <header>    </header> </div> <p>                                                                                   </p> <p> “If you don’t want to give your name, call Crimestoppers, but do make make that call. 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