Islington stabbing: Man fighting for life after double stabbing in north London street

Forensics: Police are probing the double stabbing
Mark Chandler25 February 2017
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A man is fighting for life after a double stabbing on a north London street.

Police were called to reports of two stabbings in Upper Street, Islington, at around 12.40am on Saturday.

Officers raced to the scene alongside paramedics while London’s Air Ambulance also landed nearby.

A man, believed to be 28, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, police say.

Knife attack: A teenager was also injured

Paramedics also treated a 17-year-old boy for stab injuries.

His condition is not thought to be life-threatening.

Police at the scene in Upper Street
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Part of Upper Street near Highbury Corner was closed off as police carried out their investigations overnight.

Photos showed forensics officers working on a section of road outside the Be At One bar on Upper Street.

A neighbour told the Standard: "Apparently the person was stabbed near the town hall and made their way down Upper Street.

"They then collapsed near the bar and that's where the medical team worked on them."

A spokesman for the Met Police said: “Police were called by London Ambulance Service at around 12:40am on Saturday, 25 February, to reports of a stabbing on Upper Street.

“Shortly after this police were alerted to a second stabbing victim also on Upper Street.”

He said: “There have been no arrests at this time and an investigation into the incidents is ongoing.”

Anyone with information should call police in Islington via 101 or by tweeting @MetCC.

To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit crimstoppers-uk.org

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