A teenager has been left in hospital after being stabbed in west London. Police rushed to High Street, Southall, at around 7.50pm last night (April 5).
Officers found the 17-year-old who had been stabbed in the back. He was taken to hospital, but police have said his injuries are not life-threatening or life-changing.
The attacker is still on the loose and the Met Police has issued an appeal for anyone with information.
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A Met Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at 7.51pm on Friday, April 5, to reports of a stabbing in High Street, Southall. Officers responded and found a 17-year-old boy with stab injuries to his back.
“He was taken to hospital, where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening or life-changing. At this stage there have been no arrests.
“Further enquires are ongoing. Anyone with information that could help police should call 101 ref CAD 6617/5 Apr.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 7.52pm yesterday evening (April 5) to an incident on Southall High Street, UB1. We sent ambulance crews and an incident response officer to the scene.
“We also dispatched a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance by car. We treated a patient at the scene before taking them to a major trauma centre.”
Two people have also been raced to hospital following a crash in the early hours of this morning (April 6). The emergency services raced to Burnt Oak Broadway at around 3.53am this morning (April 6) to reports of the crash.
Two people were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital. MyLondon awaits a condition update.
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