Hunt for knifeman after man, 26, stabbed to death five minutes from Houses of Parliament

The victim, aged 26, was found with knife wounds in Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster (Picture: LNP)

Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death in central London last night.

The victim, aged 26, was found with knife wounds in Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster, shortly after 10pm on Friday.

Police officers gave first aid before paramedics rushed him to a nearby hospital, but he was declared dead there soon after.

The man’s next of...