Man, 69, arrested over road rage murder

Police today arrested a second person in connection with the Ilford road rage murder.

The man, aged 69, who is believed to have been one of the passengers in the attackers' car, was arrested early this afternoon.

The murdered man has been named as Armando Gjikaj, a 22-year-old Kosovan immigrant of Felbrigge Road, Ilford. He was killed by a group of men after he got out of his car following a minor collision.

A witness told how Mr Gjikaj put his hands in the air and said: "Okay, let's talk about this." But the men chased after him and were seen stabbing and kicking him as he lay in the street.

His cousin, who did not want to be named, said Mr Gjikaj had been visiting friends and was returning home when he was attacked.

"We were just expecting him to come back as usual but instead we had the police come here to tell us he had been murdered," he said.

"He was a really friendly, gentle and good young man.

"I have never once known him to get involved in any sort of fight or other violence.

" Our family has been through so much already. We can barely bring ourselves to speak about it."

A 36-year-old man is already being held by police after being taken into custody yesterday while "in the vicinity" of the blue Fiesta used by the attackers.

He is now being questioned at a north London police station.