A woman has been rushed to hospital after she was knifed while trying to save a man from being stabbed in an attack in south east London.
Police and the London Ambulance Service rushed to Baring Road, in Bromley, at about 4.40pm, to reports of a stabbing.
Once there, officers said they found a woman suffering from stab injuries after she tried to “intervene in the assault”.
The man who was attacked fled the scene and has not been traced, police added.
A spokeswoman from the Metropolitan Police said: “Officers attended and found a woman suffering from stab injuries.
“She informed officers that she was injured as she attempted to intervene in the assault. She was taken by the London Ambulance Service to a south London hospital for treatment. Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
“Enquiries continue to trace the victim of the original assault. Officers remain in the area.
“There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the South-East Command Unit via 101 quoting reference 5143/29Jan
