Double stabbing leaves man, 23, fighting for his life

Blood is left smeared on a Mercedes after double stabbing leaves man, 23, fighting for his life in another night of violence in London

  • A 23-year-old man is in life-threatening condition after stabbing in east London
  • Police were called to East Ferry Road, Isle of Dogs, at around 10.45pm last night
  • But officers then found a second man with stab wounds in nearby Limeharbour
  • Pictures show blood-stained car along with rubbish strewn across pavement
  • Comes amid month of violence in London with spate of murders and thefts

Blood has been left smeared over a white Mercedes inside the cordon of a double stabbing in London – as a man is left fighting for his life following another night of violence in the capital. 

A 23-year-old man is in a life-threatening condition after he was found with stab injuries in East Ferry Road on the Isle of Dogs at around 10.45pm last night.

While at the scene, police discovered a second man, also believed to be in his 20s, with stab injuries in nearby Limeharbour. 

He was also rushed to hospital, but details of his condition have not yet been disclosed. 

Police have erected cordons in both East Ferry Road and Limeharbour as cops probe the stabbings. No arrests have yet been made.

Pictures from the one of the cordons show a blood-stained Mercedes parked at the side of a road along with rubbish strewn across a pavement, a first aid kit and discarded latex gloves.

A cordon has been erected in East Ferry Road, east London, after a 23-year-old man was found with stab injuries

Pictures from the one of the cordons show a blood-stained Mercedes parked at the side of a road along with rubbish strewn across a pavement, a first aid kit and discarded latex gloves

Rubbish strewn across a pavement on the Isle of Dogs, east London, following a double stabbing on Sunday night

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: ‘Police were called at 10.45pm on Sunday to East Ferry Road after reports of a stabbing. Officers responded with LAS.

‘A 23-year-old man was found with stab injuries and was taken to hospital; he remains in a life threatening condition.

‘While at the location officers found a second man with stab injuries on Limeharbour. He was also taken to hospital and we await an update on his condition.

‘A crime scene remains in place and enquiries are ongoing. No arrests. Anyone with any information should call police on 101 and give reference 7721/28Aug.

It comes amid a month of shocking violence in London, which saw six suspected murders in just four days.

Thomas O’Halloran, 87, was repeatedly stabbed while riding a mobility scooter in Greenford, west London, on August 16.

The grandfather travelled 75 yards to Runnymede on his scooter, flagged down a member of the public for help, but could not be saved.

A number of horrifying incidents involving armed thieves in recent days.

Footage emerged of a man and woman are robbed at knife point in broad daylight while walking through an upmarket London borough last week.

Video footage taken on Monday showed the female victim laying in a doorway in Pond Place, Chelsea, while kicking her legs as an attacker donning a black balaclava and hoodie stands over her.

Her screams billow down the street as a second attacker, also in a black hoodie, repeatedly punches her male companion just yards away.

That shocking incident came just hours after a brazen thief disguised as a Deliveroo driver smashed a £3million Bugatti Chiron with a hammer in a bid to steal a Kuwaiti playboy’s Rolex as he drove through the capital on August 21.

Video footage taken on Monday shows the female victim laying in a doorway and kicking her legs as an attacker donning a black balaclava and hoodie stands over her

A rider with a Deliveroo uniform can be seen smashing a car with a hammer in a brazen robbery attempt on Sunday 

Thomas O’Halloran, 87, was repeatedly stabbed while riding a mobility scooter in Greenford, west London, on August 16

And on August 20, a brawl in south London saw at least four people stabbed, as pressure mounts on Mayor Sadiq Khan to better tackle the scourge of knife crime, which has surged over the past year as the UK exited the Covid pandemic.

In the 35-second clip recorded on Monday, shared on Twitter, the thieves are seen switching their victims as they continue to assault and rob them, with the woman’s watch believed to have been their main target.

The shocking theft in Chelsea led TV star Shabs Ahmad, who starred in the BBC’s hit show Supercar Superfam, to warn Sadiq Khan that he will have ‘blood on’ his ‘hands’ if he does not step in to address the wave of violent crime continuing to hit London.

He said: ‘Sadiq Khan are you seeing this s*** mate? And you’re too busy expanding the ULEZ?  Sort it out. Like I said before, you will have blood on your hands.

‘This guy could have very easily been stabbed.’

Mr Khan this month insisted London is a safe city, but says he has ‘one hand tied behind my back because of austerity’.

The Mayor of London said the public were ‘caught in the crossfire’ of Government policy decisions.

He said in a statement: ‘One homicide is a homicide too many, and one victim of crime is one victim of crime too many, but I feel like over the last six years I’ve had one hand tied behind my back because of austerity.

‘We’ve lost 21,000 officers, the Government has now said it will replace them with 20,000 officers when our population has gone up.

‘We’ve had cuts in youth workers, in youth services, in after-school clubs, in services councils provide because of the choice made by the government and it is Londoners who are caught in the crossfire.’

And speaking to LBC radio, the mayor also pointed to ‘longer daylight hours, school holidays, a heatwave’ and the cost of living crisis after six killings in the city in less than a week.

Addressing the surge in violence, he told the radio channel on August 18: ‘We have seen over the last few days, the last week, a number of awful homicides.

‘I’m afraid this summer we are seeing what we feared, which is an increase in violent crime… there are longer daylight hours, school holidays, a heatwave and so forth.

‘We are working with the police to suppress that violence.’

Knife and violent crime plague London as August sees spate of murders, stabbings and brazen daylight robberies

Londoners have been left shocked by an awful spate of violence this month, including six suspected murders over a four-day period. 

Wednesday, August 3: In Ilford, east London, a 15-year-old boy is stabbed on Chadwick Road outside a Royal Mail sorting office at 4.20pm.

Another teenager is stabbed just hours later on Eltham High street, in Eltham, south-east London, at 6.30pm.

At around 10.38pm, a third stabbing happened in south London, at Lewisham station.

Thursday, August 4: A 15-year-old boy is stabbed to death in Highbury Fields, north London. He told police ‘I’m dying’ as he lay bleeding beside a playground.

Saturday, August 6:  Ghulam Sadiq, 18, dies outside a pizzeria after being fatally stabbed on High Road in Leytonstone. 

Saturday, August 13: 

Kacey Boothe was shot to death in Walthamstow on Saturday, August 13

25-year-old Kacey Boothe was shot to death in Walthamstow, north London. 

He was taken to hospital in a private vehicle but tragically passed away once there. 

Sunday, August 14:

Stephen Goodman, 60, was found dead in Dagenham after a suspected street altercation

On Sunday Stephen Goodman, 60, was found dead in Dagenham, east London.

23-year-old Connor Coveley appeared in court on Thursday. 

Also on Sunday, Sonny Booty, 36, was found dead in a residential property in Lewisham.

Christopher Baptiste, 53, turned himself into police and appeared in court on Tuesday.  

Monday, August 15:

Li Sung, 58, was stabbed to death just off Oxford Street in broad daylight, allegedly in a row with a colleague at a Korean restaurant in Soho.

Li Hunan, 60, of New Malden, has been charged with his murder and will appear in court for a plea hearing on November 4. 

Aziza Bennis, 58, was also killed on Monday in Ealing, allegedly by her 21-year-old daughter after a row ensued between them.

Hannah Bennis appeared in court on Wednesday, accused of murder after her mother was found with more than 30 stab injuries.

Three men, including a teenager were shot in Brent, with one 21-year-old man suffering life-changing injuries.

Tuesday, August 16:

Thomas O’Halloran was a regular charity fundraiser who was known for busking in his local area

Mr O’Halloran, a grandfather and charity fundraiser, was fatally stabbed on Tuesday while riding his mobility scooter.

Lee Byer, 44, of Southall in west London, has been charged with murder and appeared in court on August 19. 

August 21: Video shows a rider wearing a Deliveroo uniform stopping in traffic and smashing a Bugatti Chiron’s window with a hammer on Park Lane near Hyde Park Corner, Mayfair. 

They then appear to hit the car several times before the hypercar drives off quickly and the thief fails to make off with any valuables.

August 22: A man and woman are filmed being robbed at knife point in broad daylight while walking through Knightsbridge and Chelsea area of central London. 

August 28: A 23-year-old man is in a life-threatening condition after he was found with stab injuries in East Ferry Road on the Isle of Dogs.

While at the scene, police discovered a second man with stab injuries in nearby Limeharbour.  He was also rushed to hospital, but details of his condition have not yet been disclosed.    

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