Cab driver found beaten to death

A murder inquiry has begun after a minicab driver was found beaten to death next to his car.

Mohamed Ali Maslah, 41, was discovered outside a block of flats in north London in the early hours of Saturday.

The married father-of-five, of Kentish Town, is thought to have been in a fight with a man and a woman.

Police officers found him lying by his cab outside McIndoe Court in Sherborne Street, Islington. A post-mortem examination has been carried out.

Young children

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "The 41-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

"It is understood he was involved in an altercation with a man and woman. He was found lying beside his silver Vauxhall Zafira minicab."

Police said Mr Maslah was a British citizen who came from Somalia. His five children were all under the age of 11.

The Serious Crime Directorate is leading the investigation but police have not arrested anyone in connection with the murder.