Two men are badly injured after stabbing at east London Sainsbury’s
- Officers called to the supermarket in Ilford after man found with knife wounds
- The victim was taken to hospital after the attack in the shop yesterday evening
- Another man has serious injuries which police think are linked to the incident
- Police in Redbridge said that two men have been arrested on suspicion of GBH
Police stormed a supermarket and arrested two people after a man was stabbed in front of young children and other shoppers in east London.
Officers were called to the Sainsbury’s store in Roden Street, Ilford, just after 7.15pm last night where a man was found with knife wounds.
He was taken to hospital with serious injuries, as was another man who called for an ambulance from a house in nearby Forest Gate.
Police believe his wounds are linked to the same incident.
Dramatic footage posted on social media shows the aftermath of the shocking attack, where blood is visible on the shop floor.
Another video shows officers rushing into the store while in a third, emergency workers are seen attending to the victim, who is laying flat on his back, as shoppers, including young children, move away from the scene.
Officers were called to the Sainsbury’s store in Roden Street, Ilford, just after 7.15pm last night where a man was found with knife wounds
Police in Redbridge tweeted that two men were arrested on suspicion of GBH and that stop and search powers will be used in the Ilford town area until 5am
Any witnesses are asked to call police on 101 quoting CAD 8094/21 May or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
Police in Redbridge tweeted that two men were arrested on suspicion of GBH and that stop and search powers will be used in the Ilford town area until 5am.
Any witnesses are asked to call police on 101 quoting CAD 8094/21 May or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.