{"id":130289,"date":"2023-09-18T17:55:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T17:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130289"},"modified":"2023-09-18T17:55:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T17:55:42","slug":"police-launch-murder-probe-after-man-attacked-outside-a-tesco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/police-launch-murder-probe-after-man-attacked-outside-a-tesco\/","title":{"rendered":"Police launch murder probe after man &apos;attacked&apos; outside a Tesco"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Police launch murder probe after man in his 30s &#8216;attacked by two men with knives&#8217; outside a Tesco Express<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The man was declared dead at the scene outside the store in Luton, Bedfordshire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A woman was also taken to hospital to be treated for her injuries in the attack<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Police have launched a murder investigation after man was found dead outside a Tesco Express, after reports he had been &#8216;attacked by two men with knives&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency services scrambled to the scene at 1.55am yesterday morning and found the man in his 30s dead outside the store on Tenth Avenue in the Sundon Park area of Luton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A woman was also taken to hospital for treatment for her injuries, though it is unclear how severe her condition is.<\/p>\n<p>Officers have been conducting house to house enquiries and specialist teams have been gathering evidence from the crime scene over the last two days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This comes as more than 200 of the supermarket\u2019s employees have been found to be victims of serious physical assaults each month amid an epidemic of lawlessness and anti-social behaviour blighting the high streets of \u2018Broken Britain\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/20\/75534231-0-image-a-12_1694979790983.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Emergency services scrambled to the scene at 1.55am yesterday morning and found the man in his 30s dead outside the store on Tenth Avenue in the Sundon Park area of Luton.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/20\/75534229-0-image-a-13_1694979799518.jpg\" height=\"369\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Officers have been conducting house to house enquiries and specialist teams have been gathering evidence from the crime scene over the last two days.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, it was announced that Tesco would be offering every frontline store worker is to be offered a body camera\u00a0following a shocking increase in violent attacks on staff.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive for the Mail, earlier this month, Tesco CEO Ken Murphy workers were\u00a0being made to feel less safe by customers who will be verbally and physically abusive, or who will threaten and attack them when challenged.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;These people are small in number but have a disproportionate impact. And the number of these incidents is increasing&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Home Secretary Suella Braverman urged police to &#8216;ramp up&#8217; use of stop and search in a crackdown on street knife crime.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Braverman said officers should make broader use of the controversial powers and arrest anyone who obstructs police from using them.<\/p>\n<p>She also urged forces to quickly publish footage from their body-worn cameras to avoid &#8216;trial by social media&#8217;, arguing that mobile phone clips posted online often capture a fraction of an encounter and can give a misleading view of an incident.<\/p>\n<p>A major poll by former Tory Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft, exclusively reported in today\u2019s Mail on Sunday, shows that 72 per cent of voters think Britain is \u2018broken\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Tesco workers to be offered BODY CAMERAS following shocking increase in number of violent attacks on employees as more than 200 staff fall victim to physical assaults every month\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Last month, John Lewis Partnership (JLP) said it was\u00a0offering free tea and coffee to police officers, at its supermarket arm Waitrose, in an effort to boost their presence around stores.<\/p>\n<p>The company said it mainly saw a rise in the cost of crime due to theft, as well as &#8216;related wastage&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>John Lewis boss Dame Sharon White said: &#8216;Like other retailers, we have seen more activity linked to organised crime.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson from Bedfordshire Police said: &#8216;We understand the impact shocking incidents like this have on local residents and want to reassure you that officers are pursuing all lines of inquiry to progress the investigation and identify those responsible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are particularly interested to hear from anyone who was in and around the area between 1am and 3am and may have dashcam footage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Knife crime has no place in our society and our thoughts are with the families of the victims and all those affected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We would also like to thank the local emergency services for their fast and professional response to this serious incident&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any information please contact us quoting Operation Morcote. 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