Southbank stabbing leaves man in hospital after broad daylight knife attack outside London’s Royal National Theatre
A MAN has been stabbed outside the Royal National Theatre in central London.
The man was knifed on the theatre terrace, next to Waterloo Bridge, just before 4pm on Sunday, police said.
A Met statement said: "Police in Lambeth were called to Upper Ground, Lambeth, London SE1 outside the Royal National Theatre terrace at 3.59pm on Sunday, 13 May following reports of a stabbing.
"Officers, London Air Ambulance and London Ambulance Service attended and found a man aged in his twenties suffering from a stab injury.
"He has been taken to a central London hospital. A full update on his injuries awaits.
"No arrests have been made. Enquiries continue. A crime scene remains in place."
The area is popular with both tourists and Londoners as it is populated with bars and restaurants and provides scenic views of the Thames.
One witness told the : “They led me to the national theatre next to where the BAFTAs are and I saw them take on a stretcher a young black man from the 1st floor.
“He seemed to have been hurt on the chest. He had a bandage there with blood and he was led away. He seemed conscious.
“Then it was crazy because of the BAFTAs you had all these people in nice dresses and clothes."
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 3.56pm today (13 May) to reports of a stabbing on Upper Ground, SE1.
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“We sent a motorcycle paramedic, an ambulance crew and an incident response officer to the scene. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated a patient at the scene and took them as a priority to hospital.”
The theatre is next door to the Royal Festival Hall where the TV BAFTAs are due to be held later this evening.
An Algerian asylum seeker Abdelali Yazid, 22, stabbed two skateboarders in the same part of London last summer and was given a four-year sentence earlier this year.
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