Stormzy and Orits\u00e9 Williams are among the artists who have paid tribute to the singer-songwriter Talay Riley, who was stabbed to death in Silvertown, east London.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old musician, whose real name was Mark Orabiyi, was found with stab wounds by paramedics on the morning of 5 June and pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
Orabiyi had an extensive list of songwriting credits, including tracks for Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Ellie Goulding, Britney Spears and Craig David.<\/p>\n
His brother Michael Orabiyi, a record producer and songwriter who works under the name Scribz Riley, wrote on Instagram: \u201cMy heart is shattered! This doesn\u2019t feel real. It feels like a bad dream.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust before he went to sleep we spoke about the future, staying positive and about everything we still had left to do. I never imagined that would be our last conversation.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe loved deeply, gave freely, and touched countless people through his talent, kindness, and spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n
He described his brother as \u201ca friend to many, a mentor, an inspiration, and a light in so many people\u2019s lives\u201d, adding: \u201cHe had one of the purest hearts I\u2019ve ever known. The outpouring of love already shows how many lives he impacted. You inspired so many people and your legacy will continue to live on through your music, your family, your friends, and everyone blessed enough to have known you.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to everyone who has reached out to me and my family, we appreciate you all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stormzy commented on the post \u201cI\u2019m sorry bro\u201d, while the JLS singer Williams wrote: \u201cSending you and your family strength and prayers in Jesus name my brother.\u201d<\/p>\n
The British rapper Wretch 32 said: \u201cSending love to you + your family bro. Your brother was a gem + will be missed + never forgotten, Never! RIP.\u201d<\/p>\n
The musician also worked on hits including Khalid\u2019s Young Dumb & Broke, the Chainsmokers\u2019 Who Do You Love, HER\u2019s Lights On, and Kehlani\u2019s Out the Window.<\/p>\n
He signed his first major publishing deal with Global Publishing at the age of 18 and went on to write the rapper Chip\u2019s UK No 1 single Oopsy Daisy.<\/p>\n
Kehlani wrote: \u201cBig hugs Scribs I\u2019m so sorry,\u201d while the singer HER shared a hug emoji. Khalid wrote: \u201cI\u2019m so sorry bro \u2026 I\u2019m sending you so much love.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police were called at about 9am on Friday to reports that a man had been stabbed in Pankhurst Avenue, Silvertown. Riley was found with stab wounds in the garden of a property in nearby Rayleigh Road.<\/p>\n
Three people were arrested on 5 June on suspicion of murder. A 27-year-old man has been released on bail pending further inquiries. After police questioning, a second man, 24, and a 25-year-old woman were released with no further action.<\/p>\n
DCI Joanna Yorke, who is leading the Met\u2019s investigation, said: \u201cThis is a tragic incident and my thoughts remain with Mark\u2019s family and loved ones. Our investigation continues at pace. I would like to appeal for anyone who was in the area at the time of this incident to speak to police.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are particularly interested in hearing from anyone who might have CCTV or other footage from the morning of the incident that could assist our investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stormzy and Orits\u00e9 Williams are among the artists who have paid tribute to the singer-songwriter Talay Riley, who…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":627571,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-627570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/627571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}