Southwark has been rocked by a spate of horrifying stabbings, many in broad daylight, with victims as young as sixteen.
The grim incidents have seen the Met Police launch a series of urgent investigations as they hunt those who wield weapons on south London’s streets.
Teen stabbed after being chased by ‘knife-wielding men’ near Burgess Park
Two days of horrific violence began when a seventeen-year-old youth was stabbed and left in a serious condition after horrifying reports of a man being chased towards Burgess Park by knife-wielding men.
The officers were called to the scene near Phelp Street, Walworth, at 12.43am on Sunday, April 2 and found the teenage victim. Ambulance workers treated him at the scene. He was taken to St Thomas’ Hospital where he remains in a serious condition.
Police were told that an individual was seen being chased by a group of men, two of whom had knives.
Police are urging anyone with information or who was in the area on Sunday, April 2 to call police on 101 quoting CAD reference 258 02APR. Alternatively, people can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.
Man in his twenties wounded in knife attack on Tanner Street
A man was stabbed in Bermondsey, on Monday, April 3, and rushed to hospital, just a day after the Burgess Park incident.
Police were called to Tanner Street, off Tower Bridge Road, at 4.34pm and found a man, in his twenties, suffering from stab injuries.
London Ambulance Service and the London Air Ambulance responded, rushing the man to hospital, where his condition was assessed as neither life-threatening nor life-changing.
A crime scene was put in place, there have been no arrests and the Met Police’s enquiries are ongoing.
Stabbed man flags down passing police car in Bermondsey
A man who’d been stabbed was discovered by police at the corner of Ilderton Road, near South Bermondsey Station, on Tuesday, April 4.
The stricken victim, aged in his 30s, waved down police in broad daylight, at 10.15am, after suffering stab wounds to his chest and leg.
Officers performed first aid and took the victim to hospital for treatment. His condition is not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing.
In the hours following the incident, police erected a cordon cutting off the Bargain Booze shop and a portion of the car park.
At 1pm, roughly a dozen officers were at the scene and a police dog could be seen sniffing the area, including the shop entrance.
The shops either side of the cordon, including Greggs, the fried chicken shop and Windmill Stores, remained open to customers.
There have been no arrests and police enquiries continue.
Anyone with information that could assist police is asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD2125/4Apr.
Sixteen-year-old boy stabbed on 63 bus along New Kent Road
A teenage boy was stabbed on the Route 63 bus going through New Kent Road, Elephant and Castle.
Police were called to reports of a stabbing on a bus on Tuesday, April 4, and found a sixteen-year-old suffering from his injuries.
He was rushed to hospital for treatment where his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
A crime scene was put in place. There have been no arrests and police enquiries are ongoing.
Anyone with information that could assist police is asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD3821/4Apr. People can also provide information anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111