THREE teenage girls have been arrested as cops launch an urgent murder investigation into the death of an elderly man.
The Met Police were called to Seven Sisters Road, in Islington, at around 11.35pm on Thursday.
Officers found the 75-year-old victim and he was transported to hospital, where he tragically died today.
The man is thought to have been a Bolivian national and his next of kin have been informed.
A spokesperson for the force said: “Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service colleagues.
“A 75-year-old man was taken to hospital where, very sadly, he died on Friday, 28 February.
“The man’s family have been informed.
“The victim is thought to have been a Bolivian national – formal identification and a post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course.
“Three teenagers – girls aged 14, 16 and 17 – were arrested on suspicion of GBH prior to the man’s death.
“This is now being reviewed.
“They remain in custody and enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.”
