Seven people are injured in a ‘slashing attack’ during a fight at a London restaurant
- Police called at 11am this morning to incident at restaurant in Southall Broadway
- It is thought that two groups involved in the incident and two people arrested
- One male in his 20s has been taken to hospital after suffering a slash injury
Seven people have been injured in a ‘slashing attack’ during a fight at a London restaurant.
Shocking images show a terrifying brawl inside Dawat, a restaurant on The Broadway, in Southall, this morning.
In the ensuing mayhem a number of people can be seen confronting each other and throwing chairs, plates and punching each other.
In another image a man is laying on the street outside the restaurant, covered in blood.
A woman who witnessed and filmed the incident recounted how the brawl became so violent that she was forced to hide in a toilet with her family and restaurant staff.
The police cordon is outside restaurants Dawat, Steakout and Mirch Masala, opposite McDonald’s
A chair is thrown as a brawl ensues in Dawat, Southall, West London, this morning. It is not known what any individual’s role is in the incident
A man lays on the street outside the restaurant in a white shirt covered in blood. It is not clear who the man is, or the men next to him or how they are related to the incident
Two men grapple in the restaurant in Southall this morning. It is not clear what part either man had in the incident
The individual who did not want to be named, said: ‘I was in there my mum and my sister for a venue booking, having a normal conversation with the staff member, then in the space of two minutes this ruckus was created.
‘It started off as a face to face argument so we thought it would be a minor dispute. Next thing, there’s chairs and plates from every table being thrown around the place.
‘Horrendous attacking like animals, smashing the glasses on each others faces, scratching and hitting, next thing you know one guy brings out a rod.
‘That’s when my heart dropped and I felt proper fear’.
The witness explained that the brawl became so terrifying that her family and the restaurant staff were forced to hide in the toilets.
She says: We hid in the toilets along with another staff member, called the police with loss of breath. I felt extreme terror. It was a nightmare to watch.”
It is not known what sparked the violent incident.
Police said called at around 11am this morning and found a man in his 20s with slash injuries at the restaurant in The Broadway, Southall.
At least two people have been arrested.
Paramedics said seven people were treated for injuries at the scene and three individuals were taken to hospital.
A spokesman for the police said: ‘Officers are in Southall Broadway following calls at around 11.10am to an assault in a restaurant.
‘At this early stage, we believe two groups were involved. One male (aged in his 20s) has been taken to hospital suffering a slash injury.
‘At least two people arrested.’
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 11:14am this morning (18 March) to reports of an incident on The Broadway, Southall.
‘We sent three ambulance crews to the scene and an incident response officer.
‘We treated seven people at the scene and took three of the seven to hospital.’
A spokesman, who said they were the manager at Dawat said: ‘We do not have any comment at this moment, but we are now open as usual.’
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