Crime reporter(wp/es):
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in a row outside a church in south London.
The victim, aged in his 30s, died in hospital hours after he was knifed outside St Giles Church in Camberwell.
Police and paramedics raced to the scene after the attack on Saturday morning.
The victim was rushed to hospital where medics battled to save his life but he was pronounced dead.
Emergency services had been called to reports of an assault in Camberwell Church Street near the junction with Wilson Road shortly after 9am.
The murder scene remained cordoned off late into the night as forensics officers investigated.
Photos posted on social media by passers-by on Saturday morning showed police officers guarding a cordon outside the church.
Witness Maria Mikulina told the Standard the road was majorly closed off with multiple police cars lining the street.
Chris Barraclough tweeted: "Latest from Camberwell. Overheard in the shop that it's a stabbing.
"A serious one from the amount of police involved. Too much of this."
Another man tweeting under the name LondonTony also shared a picture of the scene and wrote: "Camberwell Green sealed off by police."
A Met police spokesman said: “Officers attended and found a man - believed aged in his 30s - suffering stab injuries.
"He was taken to a south London hospital by London Ambulance Service.
“The man died at hospital. Next of kin have been informed.”
There have been no arrests in connection with the killing.
Officers from the Homicide and Major Crime Command investigate.
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