LONDON (AP) — Two people who were seriously injured in an attack while attending London's Notting Hill Carnival earlier this week have died, police said Saturday.
The Metropolitan Police said Cher Maximen, 32, was stabbed in the street on August 25 and died in the early hours of Saturday morning. She had been visiting the carnival, billed as Europe's biggest street party, with her child, who was uninjured.
A 20-year-old local man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and will likely be charged with murder.
Police also announced the death of Mussi Imnetu, 41, who was found unconscious on a street in west London with head injuries on Monday night. The chef was visiting Britain from his home in Dubai.
A 31-year-old London man has been charged with grievous bodily harm and police said they would review the charges following Ms Imnetu's death.
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Every year more than one million people attend Carnival, a two-day Afro-Caribbean cultural celebration that takes place in the streets of West London's Notting Hill district.
The event attracts revellers from around the world with flamboyant dancers, colorful costumes, rousing steel bands and loud outdoor sound systems, but it's sometimes marred by violence on-site: Eight people were stabbed at this year's event and more than 300 were arrested, mostly on suspicion of weapons possession or drug offences, police said.
“Carnival brings people together in positive celebration and for it to have ended with tragic loss of life and serious incidents of violence will sadden all involved,” said Commander Charmaine Breña, police spokesperson for Carnival.
