No arrests after teenager stabbed in Central London in broad daylight knife attack

The 19-year-old was attacked on one of the capital’s busiest roads

Police are yet to make an arrest after a 19-year-old was stabbed in Central London in broad daylight. Emergency service responded to reports of the attack on Edgware Road shortly before 1.30pm yesterday (Sunday, August 16).

Paramedics treated the teenager’s stab wounds before taking him to hospital with non-life-threatening or life-changing injuries. No one has been detained in connection and enquiries are ongoing at the Metropolitan Police.

Photos taken the same afternoon show a heavy police presence on Edgware Road and the adjacent Burwood Place. A lengthy cordon was erected along the two road, blocking off a bank, a number of residential properties and the Water Gardens development.

The London Ambulance Service also sent several resources to the scene. A spokesperson said: “We were called at 1:25pm yesterday (16 August) to reports of a stabbing on Burwood Place, W2.

“We sent an ambulance crew, paramedics in fast response cars, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer. The first paramedic arrived in less than six minutes.

“We treated a patient and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority.”

Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information should call 101 with reference 3782/16Aug.

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