Stabbing in Whitton: Armed police descend on London train station after man knifed during rush hour

Stabbing: Police descended on Whitton railway station during rush hour
Ruwan Ranawake
Patrick Grafton-Green6 September 2018
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Armed police descended on a station in a leafy London suburb after a man was stabbed during rush hour.

Emergency services were called to Whitton railway station, in south-west London, just before 6.30pm on Wednesday.

The victim, whose age is not known, was rushed to hospital after the incident unfolded in front of shocked commuters.

Trains did not stop at the station as police attempted to find the suspect, who was thought to have escaped onto the railway tracks. The suspect was not found.

It is unclear whether the stabbing happened inside the station or just outside.

Witnesses took to social media as scores of vehicles arrived at the scene near Whitton High Street.

Former MP Matthew Gordon Banks said: “Something serious happening at Whitton station near Twickenham. Much armed police activity.”

A British Transport Police spokesman added: “As it was believed that the suspect may have entered the station and gone on to the railway tracks, BTP officers - including armed officers and dog unit - searched the area, along with colleagues from the Metropolitan Police. The suspect was not found.

“The male victim has been taken to hospital with what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries.”

Anyone with information should contact BTP by calling 0800 40 50 40 or by texting 61016, quoting 477 of September 5. Alternatively, you can ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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