Urgent appeal over 'random' east London stabbing
A 57 year old man is in hospital after the attack in Tower Hamlets.
Police are urgently trying to track down a man following what's believed to have been a random stabbing in Tower Hamlets on Tuesday afternoon.
Officers were called to Trinity Square at 15:52 to reports that a man had been stabbed.
A 57-year-old man was taken to hospital, his condition is not believed to be life threatening.
An investigation is continuing and a crime scene is in place.
Initial enquiries suggest the victim was attacked at random.
Detective Sergeant Ben Stephenson, from Central East CID, said: “We are taking the unusual step of releasing this image very early in our investigation. We urgently want to locate this man.
“This appears to have been a random attack. No items were taken from the victim who did not appear to know his attacker.
“While we have no definite information to suggest there is any further risk to the public, given the nature of this incident we would urge anyone who sees this man, or recognises him, to call 999 and not approach him.”
Anyone calling 999 in relation to this incident should provide the reference 6655/11OCT.
The incident is not being treated as terror-related.
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