What passers-by said as they desperately tried to save life of woman in her 60s ... trends now
Passers-by asked a woman in her 60s who had been fatally stabbed in broad daylight for her handbag whether she could hear them as they desperately tried to save her life.
The woman, who has not been named, was attacked in north London yesterday after she refused to give a thief her bag.
The Metropolitan Police said it received reports of a stabbing in Burnt Oak Broadway, near the junction of Limesdale Gardens in Edgware at 11.50am.
Land and air ambulance officers treated the woman for stab injuries, but she died at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed.
In graphic footage, members of the public can be seen rushing to the woman's aid in the aftermath of the stabbing.
The woman can be seen lying motionless and unresponsive in the middle of the road.
The attack happened at a bus stop in Burnt Oak Broadway, north London, after the woman refused to give up her handbag to thieves
A bunch of flowers were left at the scene in tribute to the woman by Friday morning
Surrounding her are a group of people trying to stem the bleeding with gauze from a first aid box, garments and towels.
'Darling, are you here? Can you hear me?' someone asks the woman, as the crowd urgently phone the emergency services.
Others manage the traffic, gesturing for cars to slow down and move around the scene.
Khalif Gureye, who stopped his car shortly after the attack, attended the scene and helped contact the emergency services.
'It's horrible,' he said, adding: 'I see a lady on the floor and she is bleeding. Some people helped her.'
A 22-year-old man was arrested in the Colindale area on Thursday
