Woodpecker Road Deptford stabbing- Teenager in hospital

Teenager taken to hospital after stabbing outside block of south east London flats <i>(Image: Contributor)</i>
Teenager taken to hospital after stabbing outside block of south east London flats (Image: Contributor)
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A teenager has been taken to hospital after a stabbing outside a block of flats in Deptford.

The incident happened in Woodpecker Road near Desmond Street just after 7pm on February 20.

Officers and London Ambulance Service crews attended and found a teenager injured.

They were taken to hospital for treatment where their condition is unknown at this stage.

We have contacted the Metropolitan Police for further information.

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 7.01pm on Friday 20 February to reports of a stabbing on Woodpecker Road, SE14.

“We sent resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and a clinical team manager. We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.

“Our first paramedic arrived on scene in less than five minutes.

“We treated a teenager for stab wounds and took them to a major trauma centre.”

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