Overview
- Officers responding to an assault found a 16-year-old with stab wounds on Old London Road in Kingston after Sunday’s incident around 5.42pm.
- The teenager was taken by the London Ambulance Service to a major trauma centre, and his injuries are not life-threatening or life-changing.
- Police set up a cordon and used a Section 60 order, which temporarily widens stop-and-search powers in a set area to deter further attacks.
- Three people were arrested on suspicion of possessing offensive weapons and drugs during these searches, though no one has been arrested over the stabbing.
- Detectives are appealing for witnesses to call 101 quoting CAD 5285/12APR or contact Crimestoppers, with local reports noting a police helicopter over the area.