Teenager critical after knifing on London-bound train

 
Teenager critical: a young man is fighting for life at Medway Hospital Credit: Google StreetView
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25 July 2012
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A teenager is in a critical condition after he was stabbed on a train during a fight.

British Transport Police (BTP) officers were called to reports of a disturbance involving a group of males on the London-bound train at Gillingham station in Kent shortly before 6.15pm yesterday.

The 6.24pm service from Gillingham to London Charing Cross was held at the station while BTP and Kent Police attended.

The victim, who is believed to be 17 and from Dartford, was found suffering from serious injuries having received two stab wounds to the chest and abdomen, police said.

He was treated outside the station by an ambulance crew and taken to Medway Hospital in Gillingham where he underwent surgery. He is reported to be in a stable but critical condition, the police spokesman said.

The station was closed while forensic evidence was gathered and was handed back to the station operator at 1.11am, according to the BTP.

The spokesman said: "The victim of this attack is now in a critical condition in hospital. We believe that up to three black men may have taken a taxi from Gillingham to south-east London shortly after the stabbing took place.

"We would very much like to hear from any taxi driver or company in the Medway area who undertook such a journey last night."

Anyone with information is asked to contact BTP on 0800 405040 quoting B3/LSA of July 25.

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