Two men were fighting for their lives in hospital after a double stabbing in Woolwich.

Police were called to Sandy Hill Road at around 4pm yesterday (January 26), to reports of a man seen bleeding in the street.

Officers attended and he was rushed to a south London hospital, along with a second man, also injured, who police discovered in a nearby house. 

Both men, aged 36 and 30, were treated for stab wounds and a Met Police spokesman initially described their conditions as "life-threatening".

Daniel Whiting, a Business IT University of Greenwich student, was walking towards his home just yards away from the stabbing, when he saw a man sat on the doorstep of the Ryatt Cash and Carry store surrounded by police officers.

The 20-year-old told News Shopper: “I was walking up the road back from university when I looked over and saw two police cars.

“There was a guy sitting on the doorstep of the shop surrounded by police.

"I could see a lot of blood. An ambulance arrived just as I reached my front door.

“Ten minutes later, more police cars arrived and the road was taped off.

“Woolwich is definitely not the safest of places but on the whole, where we are, it usually feels like one of the better parts. This is not good.”

Paramjit Ryatt, who works at the cash and carry, said he saw a bleeding man come rushing towards the shop before sitting down on the doorstep.

He told News Shopper: “He [the injured man] kept saying, ‘Police, police police.’

“I called an ambulance. I didn’t even get to look at his face. He was facing towards the road.

“He was bleeding. The police came within 10 minutes. We didn’t see where he came from.

“We think he came in for shelter.

“The police stopped anybody from coming into our shop until around 9.30pm.”

Sandy Lane Hill remained closed until late in the evening, with police guarding cordons at the top and bottom of the street. 

Transport for London (TfL) said bus routes 51, 53 and 386 were diverted.

A police cordon remained in place outside a house in Sandy Hill Road today (January 27).

Officers were conducting door to door enquiries to try to establish the circumstances of the knife attack.

News Shopper:

(The police cordon outside a house in Sandy Hill Road)

Police said the men are no longer fighting for life.

A spokesman added: "The men are both in hospital but their conditions are no longer life-threatening."

No arrests have been made and Greenwich CID officers are investigating.

Did you see what happened? Call the news desk on 07787273806 or harriet.collier@london.newsquest.co.uk.