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Barking stabbing: Man fighting for life after being repeatedly knifed near east London station

A woman was chased into a lift and stabbed in Hoxton on Thursday afternoon (file photo) (Picture: Nigel Howard)

A young man is fighting for life after being repeatedly stabbed near a train station in east London.

Police and paramedics were called to Station Parade, near Barking station, at about 7.20pm on Thursday.

A man, aged in his 20s, was found with stab injuries, police said.

A Met Police spokesman added: “Paramedics treated him at the scene and he was then taken to hospital.

“His condition has been described as life-threatening.”

No arrests have been made.

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