Two men and two women arrested in murder probe after man stabbed to death on Boxing Day

Metropolitan Police called to reports of stabbing in Cranwood Street, Hackney, at around 3.10am on 26 December

A police investigation tent outside a property in Cranwood Street, central London (Jordan Pettitt/PA) (PA Wire)

Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 49-year-old man was stabbed in east London.

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Cranwood Street, Hackney, at around 3.10am on December 26.

The man was found with stab wounds and died from his injuries. Enquiries are continuing to inform his next of kin.

A Santander rental bike, with bags protecting potential evidence, on the A501 main road near to the scene at Cranwood Street (PA)

Two men aged 49 and 42 and two women aged 35 and 44 have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

They remain in police custody and a crime scene is in place.

A police cordon was in place in Cranwood Street on Tuesday afternoon, with forensic vans parked nearby.

Three bikes could be seen beyond the cordon, two lying in the road and a third against the gates of Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD669/26Dec.