A 28-year-old man was stabbed in the head and back in the early hours of Saturday morning in a south London high street.
Police said the injured victim was found in Lewisham High Street, near the junction with Longbridge Way, at about 3.30am.
Officers discovered him after being called to a disturbance in the street. His stab wounds are not thought to be life-threatening.
A second man, who was also taken to hospital with minor injuries, is being held by police on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Busy night in PL tonight... Lewisham High Street currently CLOSED between Courthill and Ladywell Roads... ^64 — Lewisham MPS (@MPSLewisham) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MPSLewisham/status/673014108527198209" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3130611-https://twitter.com/MPSLewisham/status/673014108527198209" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 5, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Following a disturbance in the street, two males have been taken to hospital, one with stab wounds. PL CID and SOCO are at scene. ^64 — Lewisham MPS (@MPSLewisham) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MPSLewisham/status/673014645460967428" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3130611-https://twitter.com/MPSLewisham/status/673014645460967428" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 5, 2015</a>
The junction was shut into the morning as police tried to establish what had happened.
A tweet from Lewisham police said: “Following a disturbance in the street, two males have been taken to hospital, one with stab wounds.”
