Exauce Ngimbi: Man stabbed to death in Hackney was cousin of north London murder victim Calvin Bungisa

Victim: Exauce Ngimbi was stabbed to death in Clarence Mews, Hackney
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A man who was stabbed to death in Hackney yesterday afternoon was the cousin of another London murder victim, the Standard can reveal.

Exauce Ngimbi, 22, was hacked to death by a machete-wielding gang near his mother’s home on Thursday.

Mr Ngimbi’s cousin Calvin Bungisa, 22, was stabbed to death in Kentish Town in April.

Mr Bungisa was ambushed and chased down by masked thugs, who are then believed to have fled in a getaway car.

Calvin Bungisa was murdered in Kentish Town on April 1
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On Friday police said two further men, aged 23 and 26, have been arrested on suspicion of Mr Ngimbi’s murder.

Detectives are also quizzing a 14-year-old boy and two 26-year-old men, also on suspicion of murder.

Mr Ngimbi's mother Théthé was joined by relatives in a vigil at the scene in Clarence Mews last night. She sobbed: “I want to see him, he was a good boy. It’s not fair."

The 51-year-old told the Standard her son, who was known to police, had turned his life around.

A forensic tent was seen in place at the scene in Hackney
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Mrs Ngimbi said: “The last thing he did before he went out was to say a prayer. He was scared he would become a victim of the violence on the streets. He was a devout Christian and a good son. No young person should be in such fear.

“He had planned to start a business with his sister, he was looking forward to the future. He was my only son and today I have to go and see his dead body. It’s too much for a mother to take.”

She added that Mr Ngimbi, an Arsenal fan who doted on his two younger sisters, rarely went out and promised to be home by 11pm.

“Enough is enough. Our family is hurting so much. We do not feel safe and more action is needed to keep our kids safe,” she said.

Witnesses described how paramedics battled to save Mr Ngimbi after the attack.

A man who had been at work when the violence erupted said: “It was about five or six guys fighting in the street, they had machetes and then one of the boys was stabbed multiple times and there was lots of blood.

“He was just on the floor and his friends didn’t know what to do.”

Two other men in their 20s were also stabbed to death in the early hours of Friday as London’s toll of street killings approached the highest number in a decade.

Anyone who can assist police is asked to call 101 quoting CAD 3931/05Dec19. Alternatively tweet @MetCC or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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