Detectives make arrest following Tudor Simionov’s fatal stabbing on New Year’s Day
A man who died after being stabbed in the West End in the early hours of New Year’s Day has been named as detectives continue their appeal for information.
Tudor Simionov, 33, was found with stab injuries at Fountain House on Park Lane, Westminster at around 05:36hrs on Tuesday, 1 January.
Despite the efforts of officers and paramedics, Mr Simionov, a Romanian national who lived in Ilford, was pronounced dead at 06:05hrs.
His next of kin have now been identified.
A post-mortem examination is set to take place on Thursday, 3 January.
A man aged 26, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in custody at a central London police station.
A woman and two other men were also found with stab injuries. They were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital where their injuries were deemed not to be life-threatening.