London stabbing horror: Six knifed across capital in ONE NIGHT of terrifying violence
LONDON saw one of its worst nights for knife crime last night as six people were stabbed across the capital in another night of bloody violence.
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Four teenagers were among those knifed in Blackheath, Barking, Hounslow, Tooting and Tottenham. One boy was slashed in the face just yards from a police station in North London. Another male was stabbed several times with “massive blades” after a gang of men chased him in Kidbrooke, South East London. The stabbings come as London’s knife crime continues to surge with 29 violent killings in the capital already this year.
This week, Britain’s top police head, Cressida Dick said youth knife violence is the worst she has ever seen it.
During Tuesday’s orgy of violence, one 26-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in Hounslow, West London in broad daylight, at about 4.30pm.
A second man was found stabbed a few streets away about half an hour later.
During the Kidbrooke stabbing a teenager, believed to be 18, was pursued by men who leapt from a car around 3.30pm.
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One witness told The Sun: "I was coming home from work when I saw a black car come speeding past me.
“It was going really fast. The car smashed into two others and made a loud noise.
"Two men got out of the car armed with huge knives. They were very large and fearsome. The blades were massive.
“I was absolutely terrified and just called the police straight away. I was so scared.
"The car then reversed and fled. I went to see what had happened and saw this man standing up. He had an injury to his head.
"He then just collapsed to the floor. He was totally covered in blood. It was everywhere.
"It was obvious he had been stabbed in his side.
“It only happened a few seconds before. I tried talking to him just to get his name and get him talking.
"He was in a very bad way. He kept coming in and out of consciousness. He was black and looked like he was in his early twenties.”
In Tottenham, North London, a 17-year-old was slashed across the face just after 6pm.
Witnesses reported seeing blood washed from the road, which a police officer at the scene described as “an altercation between two young groups”.
The victim was rushed to hospital but his condition his not life threatening.
A 17-year-old boy was then stabbed in Barking, East London, just before 7pm as the night of carnage continued.
And an 18-year-old was knifed in Tooting, South London, just after 9pm.
He was rushed to hospital and his condition is not life threatening.
On Monday, three males, including a schoolboy of 15, were also stabbed.