A security guard has been stabbed during a robbery in Lewisham.

Police were called to the scene on Connington Road at 1:49pm today (April 14) to reports of a man suffering a stab wound.

The victim was taken to a south London hospital where he is in a stable condition and his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

A Metropolitan police spokesman said that at this stage it appears that the victim - who is a security guard - was stabbed during a robbery.

No arrests have been made and enquiries are continuing.

Anyone with information should call police on 101.