Three men were stabbed in a fight in Edmonton on Monday night (May 13), the police have confirmed. There were reports of a fight involving several people, with people rushing to the Fore Street incident at 7.37pm.
When officers and paramedics arrived, they found three men with stab wound injuries. They were rushed to hospital for treatment. Two victims have had their injuries assessed as neither life-threatening nor life-changing.
They will remain in hospital while they recover. A third man taken to hospital with a stab injury has now been arrested and is in police custody.
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Three other men were also arrested following the fight and are in police custody too. This incident was first reported through traffic monitoring service Inrix, which claimed it was a crash.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson confirmed: “Police were called to Fore Street, N9 at 19:37hrs on Monday, 13 May, following reports of a fight involving a number of people. Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found three men suffering with stab wound injuries.
“All three were taken to hospital to receive treatment for their injuries. Victim [1] and [2] remain in hospital where their injuries were assessed as not life-threatening or life-changing.
“The third man – [A] – that was taken to hospital has subsequently been arrested and remains in police custody. Officers made three other arrests in relation to the incident – [B], [C] and [D] – and they also remain in police custody.
“Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police on 101, referencing CAD 7065/13MAY. To remain anonymous, call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
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