Police found three men with knife wounds after reports of a ‘large fight’ in East London
A man is fighting for his life after he was stabbed during a street brawl in East London on Saturday night, which left two other men with knife wounds. At around 11.20pm on Saturday, June 6, police were called to River Road, Barking to reports of a large fight.
Police and paramedics attended the scene and found three men – aged 22, 23 and 28 – with stab wounds. All three were taken to hospital, where the 22-year-old remains in a critical condition.
The 23-year-old and 28-year-old were both discharged from hospital and taken into custody after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. While in custody, the 23-year-old became unwell and was returned to hospital. The Met Police is awaiting an update on his condition.
Chief Inspector Mo Mahmood, responsible for policing in the area, said: “Our thoughts are with the critically injured man and his family at this very difficult time.
“We understand the concern this incident will have caused for the local community and officers continue to work at pace to understand what happened.
“Thankfully we believe it was an isolated incident and we have arrested two people who are currently in custody.
“We will maintain an increased police presence over the coming days and would encourage anyone with concerns or questions to speak to officers.
“We know there were a number of people in and around the area at the time of the incident and are appealing for any witnesses or those with information or mobile phone or dash cam footage to please come forward. No detail is too small.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via 101 quoting CAD 8277/06JUN26. To remain anonymous please contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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