Paddington stabbing: 20-year-old man rushed to hospital

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A 20-year-old man has been rushed to hospital after a stabbing in west London.

Police officers closed streets near Edgware Road after being called to Hall Place at 5.20pm on Wednesday to reports of a stabbing.

A Met Police spokesman initially said the 20-year-old man was treated at scene and taken to hospital with “potentially life-threatening” injuries but later said his life was not in danger.

They added that following the incident a Section 60 Order, which allows officers to stop and search people without suspicion, was authorised covering the boroughs of Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea.

UPDATE - The victim's injuries have been assessed in hospital as not life-threatening.
Police continue to appeal for witnesses to call 101 with info re CAD 5342/27 Jan.

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No arrests have been made and anyone with information is asked to call 101 ref CAD 5342/27 Jan.

There were more than 10,000 knife crime offences in London between June 2020 and June 2021.

Last year also saw the highest number of teenage homicides in a year in London since records began – most of which involved knife attacks.