A man in his 40s was stabbed in broad daylight on Leyton High Road on Sunday afternoon (11 May), prompting a swift response from the Metropolitan Police and the London Ambulance Service.
Police were called to the scene at 16:06hrs, where they found a 46-year-old man with stab injuries. He was taken to hospital for treatment.
The incident has reignited calls for increased police patrols and community outreach to reduce knife crime in the area.
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This incident adds to a string of recent stabbings in East London and forms part of our ongoing reporting on urban knife crime trends across the capital.
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