Detectives are appealing for witnesses to a double stabbing outside a Sydenham petrol station on Friday (December 27) which left two teens in hospital.

Police were called at around 6.15pm to reports of a fight on the forecourt of a petrol station in Kirkdale, near the junction with Peak Hill Avenue.

Two 16-year-old boys were found with stab wounds in Lawrie Park Road and were taken to hospital where one remains in a stable condition and the other has been discharged with a slash wound to the arm.

Three teenage boys, aged between 14 to 16 years old, were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and have been bailed until March.

Detective Constable Matthew Morgan, from Lewisham CID, who is investigating the case said: "This incident took place near a petrol station forecourt at the Sydenham station end of Kirkdale.

“There would have been members of the public passing by or using the petrol station at the time and we are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen what happened to help us with our enquiries."

Any witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to contact Lewisham CID on 020 8284 8324 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.