Detectives investigating the stabbing of a young woman in Newham are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward

Detectives investigating the stabbing of a young woman in Newham are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Police were called by 1 at 5.52pm on Monday, 17 February to Dore Avenue E12, after a woman was found suffering from a stab injuries in the public toilets at Little Ilford Park. Officers attended. The victim, believed to be aged 18, has been taken to hospital; we await an assessment of her condition. Enquiries into how the victim sustained her injuries are ongoing. A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, he was taken to an east 1 police station where he remains at this time. Detective Inspector Jeremy McDermott, of Safeguarding Team North East Area, said: “This attack took place in the early evening and we would like to hear from any members of the public who were in the area at the time. This was a needlessly violent attack where a young woman has received stab wounds to her stomach and neck, and is seriously ill in hospital.”