A 21-year-old man who was stabbed to death in Mottingham has been described as "loving, caring and loyal" in tributes paid by family and friends.

Dean Pascal-Modeste has been named as the victim of the stabbing in Charlesfield on Friday afternoon.

A fundraising page has been set up to help cover funeral costs and more than £1000 has been raised in less than 24 hours.

A tribute on the fundraiser site says: "I'm doing this page on behalf of my family I have their full permission in doing so..

"Sadly on 24th of February my cousin Dean Pascal Modeste cruelly had his precious life taken from him for no reason.

"He was murdered in broad daylight, this has broken our family as you can imagine, his mum Lesley and Dad Tony have had their hearts torn apart as well as his siblings and all our family.

"Dean loved his family also happy always smiling, he was loving caring and loyal to all the people he loved.

"I'm raising money to help take some of the stress from Dean immediate family, Dean was loved by all who knew him so let's give him a funeral he deserves.. thank you Sam & Peter x"

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called shortly before 3.45pm on Friday to reports of a man believed to be in possession of a firearm in Lambscroft Avenue in Mottingham.

Armed police attended. 

On arrival, officers were directed to a man suffering stab injuries on nearby Charlesfield.

Police officers, London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance gave emergency first aid to the victim. However, he was pronounced dead at the scene."

A post-mortem examination held at Greenwich Mortuary on Saturday, February 25 gave a preliminary cause of death as multiple incised wounds.

Four males - aged 19 [A], 18 [B], 16 [C] and 20 [D] - were arrested close to the scene on suspicion of murder.

They were taken to south London police stations and have since been bailed pending further enquiries.

'A; B; C’ are due back on a date in late March and 'D' is due back on a date in early May.

Anyone with information, or who witnessed the assault, is asked to contact detectives on 020 8721 4812 or via 101.

To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or by visiting crimestoppers-uk.org. 

You can also tweet @MetCC with any information.