A 30-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 20-year-old man was found stabbed to death in the street in a row over an expensive pair of shoes.
Ahsanullah Nawazai, 20, had travelled to London Colney, Hertfordshire, from his home in Walthamstow, London, on November 28 before he was knifed repeatedly.
He was left barefoot and was found by a member of the public at around 7.15pm on Walsingham Way before being rushed to hospital.
Despite the desperate attempts of paramedics, he later passed away.
Last night police said they had arrested a 30-year-old woman, who is believed to lived near the scene, on suspicion of murder.
Neighbours said that Ahsanullah was murdered during a row over a pricey pair of shoes he was wearing.
Yesterday a spokesman for the Hertfordshire Constabulary combined Major Crime Team confirmed that a woman was in custody, suspected of murdering Ahsanullah.
The spokesman said: ‘A 30-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in London Colney. The woman, who is from London Colney, is currently in police custody.
The arrest follows the death of 20-year-old Ahsanullah Nawazai, who was found seriously injured in Walsingham Way at 7.15pm on November 28.
‘He had suffered a number of stab wounds and was taken to hospital, where he later passed away. Any witnesses or anyone with information who has not yet spoken to police should call the non-emergency number 101.
‘Ahsanullah was found collapsed with a number of stab wounds in Walsingham Way by a member of the public at around 7.15pm on Wednesday.
‘His family has asked us to release the following words describing Ahsanullah: ‘He was a happy person, a lovely kid and much-loved member of the family. He always had a smile on his face’.
‘Detectives from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit are continuing their investigation in order to establish the circumstances around Ahsanullah’s death.’
Neighbours said that the stabbing victim was aged 20 years and was found without any shoes on his feet.
One resident, who declined to give her name, said that she had been told the murder was sparked by a row which went horribly wrong, over a pair of expensive shoes.
Who is to blame for this? The manufacturers or our craze for expensive things