A teenager is fighting for life in hospital after being stabbed in broad daylight in south London.
The man, 19, was stabbed in Lavender Hill, Clapham Junction, on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 3.26pm and paramedics rushed the teenager to hospital.
A Metropolitan Police spokeseperson said: “Officers attended Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, alongside the London Ambulance Service following reports of a stabbing.
“A 19-year-old was treated at the scene for stab wounds.
“He was taken to hospital with injuries believed to be life-threatening. We await an update on his condition.
“No arrests have been made, and police are urgently making enquiries.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said paramedics were called to a stabbing in Beauchamp Road, which is off Lavender Hill.
“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, a paramedic from our tactical response unit and an incident response officer.
"We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“Our first paramedics arrived on scene in less than four minutes.
“We were treated a man for stab wounds and took him to a major trauma centre by road as a priority.”
Police are asking anybody who witnessed the incident – or who has information – is urged to call 101, quoting crime reference 4781/21OCT.
