Restaurant manager stabbed to death in south London

A restaurant manager who was fatally stabbed in south London has been named as Ian Gualavisi.

Police were called to a restaurant in Maldonado Walk in Elephant and Castle, south London, at around 7.45pm on Tuesday, and found 23-year-old Gualavisi with a stab injury to his back.

An air ambulance attended but despite medics' best efforts he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A murder investigation has since been launched and Det Ch Insp Chris Wood said: "A dedicated team of officers is working round the clock to trace those responsible for taking Ian's life and my thoughts are with his family as they come to terms with their tragic loss.

"While we remain in the early stages of the investigation, we believe Ian was attacked by two men who left the scene on a moped towards Elephant and Castle railway station.

"We are in the process of collecting CCTV from the area and speaking to people who were nearby at the time of the attack. I would urge anyone who hasn't spoken to us yet to contact police as soon as possible."

Gualavisi had lived in London since his birth and his family are being supported by specialist officers.

Anyone with information can contact police on call 101 giving the reference 6908/14DEC or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.