The 19-year-old victim was taken to hospital after the knife attack near Brixton Hill
A teenager has been stabbed in South London. Police raced to Wavertree Road, in Streatham, at about 4pm yesterday (Wednesday, August 12) to reports of a knife attack.
There they found the 19-year-old who was raced to A&E from the scene close to Streatham Hill station and not far from Brixton Hill. His injuries are not life-threatening or life-changing.
There have been no arrests, and the attacker is on the loose. A Met Police spokesperson said: “On Wednesday, August 12, at 3.57pm police were called to reports of a stabbing on Wavertree Road, Streatham.
“Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service who treated a 19-year-old man for stab wounds before taking him to hospital. His injuries have since been confirmed as neither life-threatening nor life-changing.
“No arrests have been made at this stage. Anyone with information that may assist police is asked to call 101 quoting CAD 5079/12Aug.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 4:00pm yesterday (August 12) to reports of a stabbing on the junction of Streatham Hill and Wavertree Road, Streatham.
“We sent an ambulance crew and an incident response officer. We treated a patient at the scene and took him to a local hospital”.
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