Songwriter Talay Riley, Who Worked With Dua Lipa and Britney Spears, Dies at 35 in London Stabbing
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· 2 sourcesGrammy-winning songwriter Talay Riley, who wrote for Dua Lipa, Britney Spears, and H.E.R., was fatally stabbed in East London on June 5. Rolling Stone reported he was found with stab wounds in a garden and pronounced dead at the scene, while a second victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Deadline noted that police arrested three suspects, with one released on bail pending further investigation.
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Summary
Talay Riley, a 35-year-old Grammy-winning songwriter who wrote for Dua Lipa, Britney Spears, and H.E.R., was fatally stabbed in East London. He was found with stab wounds in a garden on June 5 and pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Police arrested three suspects, with one released on bail pending further investigation.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A second victim in the stabbing attack, a man in his 20s, sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Police arrested three people on suspicion of killing Orabiyi, with one released on bail pending
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