He was "randomly stabbed in the back by a 'young kid' who didn't look back," his lifelong friend, Mark Kennedy, told MyLondon. It comes as Tony's family released a heartbreaking tribute, in which they said he been working on his flower stall since he was 14-years-old. "I am particularly keen to hear from people who were in Halliford Road or Ecclesbourne Road between 5.20pm and 5.25pm. Many people living locally to Mr Eastlake’s stall paid tribute to him on the Islington Community Group on Facebook. Local residents gathered around his flower stall this morning, bringing bouquets of flowers, lighting candles, and writing messages on his East Road stall.

Source: Daily Mirror May 30, 2021 16:07 UTC