A teenager, aged seventeen, has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Southampton Way, Peckham.
Police were called to the scene at around 9.50pm last night (Friday, November 18) and paramedics took him away for medical treatment. His condition has been assessed as non-life-threatening.
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The A202 Peckham Road was reportedly closed in both directions at the junction with Southampton Way following the incident, but has now reopened.
There were no arrests and police enquiries continue.
In June, a twenty-year-old man was left fighting for his life after a stabbing, also in Southampton Way.
Twenty-year-old man fighting for his life after being stabbed in Peckham
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Nick Flower, chair of the Southampton Way Estate Tenants’ and Residents’ Association, blamed “draconian school exclusions” at the time.
Anyone with information on yesterday’s incident is asked to call police on 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 7509/18Nov. Alternatively, they can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
