Another night of violence on streets of London: FOUR men are stabbed in knife fight in Brixton as police Taser suspect and arrest seven men on suspicion of attempted murder
- A knife fight in London last night saw four men stabbed and seven arrested
- The street brawl on Josephine Avenue in Brixton took place around 6.20pm
- Police stopped a car fleeing and arrested three, two of which had been stabbed
Four people were stabbed during a horrific knife fight in south London last night, with seven arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Police were called to Josephine Avenue in Brixton around 6:20pm where violence had erupted between a group of men.
At the scene, Met police found a man in his 30s who had been stabbed and rushed him to hospital.
A second man had also been stabbed and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
A Mercedes was seen trying to flee the scene but was stopped by police on Coldharbour Lane.
Officers arrested three men inside the car, with one of them being Tasered. Two of the three had also been stabbed and were also rushed to hospital.
A further three males were arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder. They have been taken into custody.
Four men were stabbed and seven were arrested following a knife fight in south London last night
Three men were stopped from fleeing the scene in a car by police, two of the three had also been stabbed and were also rushed to hospital
A spokesman at the Met Police said today: ‘Police were called to Josephine Avenue at 6.19pm on Saturday to reports of a group of males fighting.
‘Officers attended along with paramedics from London Ambulance Service. A man in his 30s was found with stab wounds. He was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.
‘Another male was found at the scene with stab injuries and he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He has been taken to hospital before being taken into custody.
‘A vehicle seen driving away from the scene was stopped by police in Coldharbour Lane, SW9. Three males were detained and later arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Taser was used to detain one of the men.
The car in which three men tried to escape
‘One of the men detained was found to have a minor stab wound and was taken to hospital for treatment before being taken into custody.
‘Another male occupant of the vehicle was taken to hospital after he was found with stab wounds. We await an update on the condition of the three males in hospital.
‘A further three males were arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder. They have been taken into custody.
‘There are multiple crime scenes in place. Enquiries continue.’
Last week London Mayor Sadiq Khan suggested that longer days, the school holidays and heatwaves are to blame for a recent surge in violent crime in the capital.
Mr Khan told LBC on Thursday: ‘We have seen over the last few days, the last week, a number of awful homicides.
‘I’m afraid this summer we are seeing what we feared, which is an increase in violent crime… there are longer daylight hours, school holidays, a heatwave and so forth.
‘We are working with the police to suppress that violence.’
Yesterday a 17-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were rushed to hospital after a shooting in north-west London – as police are still searching for the gunman.
Emergency services rushed to Craven Park Road in Harlesden after reports were made of a gun being shot.
Both victims are believed to be in a stable condition in hospital, with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police respond to the shooting in the early hours of Saturday morning in Harlesden, north-west London
A man was stabbed to death at a Korean restaurant in a side-road off Oxford Street at the heart of London’s West End – to the horror of passing shoppers. Pictured, police cordon off Poland Street
Last week, beloved grandfather Thomas O’Halloran, 87, was stabbed to death on his mobility scooter in Greenford on Tuesday.
A man was also stabbed to death at a Korean restaurant in a side-road off Oxford Street at the heart of London’s West End last week.
On Saturday August 13, a man in his 30s was found dead at his home in Lewisham, south-east London.
Afterwards, a 53-year-old man turned himself in at a police station and was arrested for murder.
And on August 12 in Dagenham, a 60-year-old man was killed following a fight in the early hours of the morning.
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