Five injured in Croydon stabbing

Five people have been injured after police were called to reports of a stabbing in Croydon, south London.

Officers responded to calls at 10.15am to a commercial address on Marlowe Way in Beddington along with paramedics from the London Ambulance.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said:

“At 10:15hrs on Thursday, 23 January, officers responded to reports of a stabbing at a commercial address on Marlowe Way, Beddington

“Officers are on scene with the London Ambulance Service to treat four injured people. A 54-year-old man was taken to hospital where his injuries were deemed non-life-threatening.”

“One man has been arrested.”

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said:

“We were called at 10.21am this morning (Thursday 23 January) to reports of a stabbing incident in Marlowe Way, Croydon.

“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer, members of our Tactical Response Unit and London’s Air Ambulance.

“Our crews treated five patients at the scene, before taking one to a London major trauma centre and four to other hospitals.”

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