Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death.

The 52-year-old was stabbed in The Broadway, in Edmonton, yesterday evening following an alleged altercation with a group of males as they attempted to get into a block of flats in the street.

The victim, who was with a woman, continued into the block but was followed by two of the males and was then stabbed.

Detective Chief Inspector Neale Baldock, who is leading the investigation, said: "Our initial enquiries have established that there was a supervised party taking place at another address within the block and the group of males were trying to gain access to this.

"The victim and this group were not known to each other - what started as a minor verbal altercation has escalated into a shocking act of violence."

Officers and London’s Air Ambulance were on the scene at approximately 8.37pm. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Four teenagers, aged 13 and 14, were arrested and remain in custody in a north London police station.

A post-mortem is set to be scheduled and formal identification awaits.

Enquiries continue.