Oxford Street stabbing: Young man knifed 'while fending off moped muggers' in central London

Police cordoned off Oxford Street between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road
Mathias Royrvik
Tom Powell5 February 2018
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A young man has been stabbed on Oxford Street while reportedly fending off a group of moped muggers.

Police were called to the capital's busiest high street just before 9.30pm on Sunday to reports of a stabbing.

A Scotland Yard spokesperson said a man in his 20s was found with a stab wound.

A witness told the Guardian they saw a man fighting to get his phone back after it was stolen by another man on a moped.

Police at the scene on Oxford Street
Nigel Howard

They claimed he was stabbed during the altercation before a small group fled on mopeds, leaving the man lying on the ground clutching his chest.

Another witness wrote on Twitter: "I was walking down Oxford street & saw what looked like a fight. As I got closer one guy jumped on the back of a moped and drove off.

"Turns out they stole a guys phone and because he tried to resist, they stabbed him for it (sic)."

A Met Police spokesperson said the victim had been taken to a central London hospital. His condition was not described as life-threatening or life-changing.

Oxford Street was temporarily closed between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road while emergency services attend to the incident.

Footage shared on social media showed paramedics lifting an injured person into the back of an ambulance.

There have been no arrests at this stage.

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