Man, 75, dies after being attacked outside bank on high street – as police arrest three teenage girls in connection

An elderly man has died after being attacked outside a bank on a London high street. 

Three teenage girls aged 14, 16 and 17 were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily prior to the 75-year-old’s death. Police have said this is now being reviewed.  

The 75-year-old man was found injured at the scene and taken to hospital, where he remains in a critical condition. 

His next of kin have been informed. 

Pictures taken this morning show a large cordon has been set up around a Nationwide bank on Seven Sisters Road, near the junction with Holloway Road. 

Bloodstains could be seen on the pavement alongside a supermarket stock trolley and several tied up shopping bags and other debris 

The man, who is believed to be in his seventies, was found injured at the scene and taken to hospital, where he remains in a critical condition

Bloodstains could be seen on the pavement alongside a supermarket stock trolley and several tied up shopping bags and other debris. 

A separate cordon has been set up near the Moonlight Supermarket on Holloway Road. 

The Met has said enquiries are ongoing and has asked anyone with information to call police on 101 or contact @MetCC on X quoting CAD8184/27FEB25.

Alternatively, you can Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.