A man in his forties has been stabbed in the neck in Nunhead.
Officers have made an arrest following the incident on Wednesday, March 20.
The victim was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
Police were called to Gautrey Road at around 1.40pm and found a man suffering a stab injury to the neck.
Officers arrested a man on suspicion of grievous bodily harm who remains in custody.
Residents said a police cordon had been erected around a residential property on the road.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at around 13:40hrs on Wednesday, 20 March to a report of a stabbing on Gautrey Road, Nunhead.
“Officers attended and found a man, aged in his 40s, with a stab injury to his neck.
“He was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
“A man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and remains in custody.”