A Canning Town man died after sustaining a stab wound to the leg, a court has heard.

Raish Iddin Ahmed, 50, of Hartington Road, was stabbed in a house in Canning Town on October 5.

The incident occurred in Hartington Road, a short distance from Custom House station on the Elizabeth Line.

He died at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in central London two days later, on October 7.

An inquest into his death was opened at East London Coroner’s Court, Walthamstow, on Thursday, October 24.

Senior coroner Graeme Irvine told the court that a post-mortem examination on October 11 had attributed his death to the stabbing.

He said Mr Ahmed was transported by ambulance to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel after paramedics responded to “reports of two males who had been stabbed”.

He underwent emergency surgery for an injury to his right femoral artery, plus exploratory surgery to his abdomen and chest.

He was then transferred to St Bartholomew’s, the court heard, where he was treated for refractory hypoxemia – breathing difficulties resulting in inadequate oxygen levels.

The autopsy found he died of multiple organ failure, caused by hypovolemic shock (meaning massive blood loss), caused by “an incised wound to the right thigh”.

“This is clearly an unnatural death which, to use the language of the Coroners and Justice Act, could be properly described as a violent death,” said Mr Irvine.

He adjourned a full inquest into Mr Ahmed’s death to May 2025, but cautioned the court: “It is known to the court that Mr Ahmed’s death is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Service as a homicide and in those circumstances it’s very likely that this investigation will be suspended pending the conclusion of any criminal investigation.

“It may be that the target date at the end of May will not be effective.”

*Daniel Whybrow, 46, of Hartington Road, has been charged with Mr Ahmed’s murder, along with grievous bodily harm of a teenage boy, making threats to kill, racially aggravated assault and possession of an offensive weapon.

He is due to answer the charges at the Old Bailey on January 6.

The Met Police urged anybody with information to call the police incident room on 0208 721 4961 and quote CAD 4781/05OCT.

Alternatively, they can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.