Man stabbed to death outside East London café named and pictured. A man stabbed to death outside a Shadwell café last month has been formally named as Khalid Achchaq. He and a second man, aged in his 50s, were knifed in front of Café Rosh on April 7. Credit: Met Police
A MAN who was stabbed to death outside a cafe last month has been formally identified.
Khalid Achchaq, 37, has been named and pictured a month after he was tragically killed outside of Cafe Rosh in Shadwell on April 7.
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He and a second man – aged in his 50s – were knifed down by another man, 39, from Whitechapel.
Emergency services arrived at the scene following reports of the attack on Watney Street, shortly after 4pm.
Achchaq was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, however he sadly succumbed to his injuries.
Three days later, Hassan Lbane turned himself into police in Birmingham, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police.
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He has since been charged with murder and grievous bodily harm.
Lbane’s arrest came after a major investigation was launched at the crime scene.
Officers took photos in Tower Hamlets showing evidence markers surrounding several metal chairs that had been strewn across blood-stained pavement.
Sections of pavement and the DLR entrance on Shadwell Place had been blocked off by red-and-white tape.
Cops are still investigating the fatal incident, appealing for CCTV, Ring doorbell, dashcam and mobile phone footage.
The second man stabbed sustained a minor arm injury during the violent altercation.
He was later discharged from hospital.
Since his heartbreaking death, Achchaq has been described as “kind and generous”, according to London Now.
Close friend Naoufal El Moutaoukil said he was “one of our community”.
“He always [played] football with us, he’s at the core – he’s a good player by the way,” he said.
He was a very good guy, everyone loves him.
“He was so kind and so generous, he has a lot of respect from the community.”
El Moutaoukil said the Moroccan national was “always laughing and smiling”, and rarely argued with anyone.
Achchaq had moved to London just five years ago and had worked night shifts at a bakery in Whitechapel.
“I was shocked, all the community was shocked, we just didn’t expect it,” El Moutaoukil said.
“Something like this has never happened to us, I’ve been here for 22 years in this country and we’ve never had this type of incident before.
“Everyone is shocked at the moment.”
A GoFundMe has been set up to help his family afford the cost of transporting his body back to Marrakech.
At the time of writing, £10,899 of a £12,000 goal has been raised.
