Teenager Critical After Third Daylight Stabbing in Croydon, Suspect Held

Oliver Kent

Drama on Elmwood Road, Croydon, as police rush to a stabbing at 4:15pm on Monday, 20 March.

Teenager Stabbed in Broad Daylight

Officers and London Ambulance Service arrived swiftly to find an 18-year-old man with a serious stab wound. He was rushed to hospital in critical but stable condition.

Suspect Arrested on the Spot

Nearby, cops detained one man on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. A crime scene still blocks off Elmwood Road as investigations continue.

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