By Press Association 2021
Tony Eastlake who was knifed to death close to his stall in north London
A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a flower seller was stabbed to death close to his stall in north London, Scotland Yard said.
Tony Eastlake, 55, known as the “flower man of Islington” by customers and his local community, died from a knife wound after being attacked on Essex Road just before 5.30pm on Saturday.
Police said on Tuesday that a 20-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of his murder and that at this early stage, it is believed that the suspect was known to the victim.