Teen, 19, knifed in chest in ANOTHER brutal street attack as knife epidemic rages on
A TEENAGER was seriously injured after being stabbed in the chest in another brutal street attack.
The victim, 19, was set upon by a gang of yobs outside a DLR station in Lewisham, South East London last night.
Police were called to Elverson Road at 10.15pm where they found the teen with a stab wound.
He was rushed to hospital where he remains in a serious condition.
It comes as Britain battles a knife crisis with 42 people stabbed to death across the country so far this year - including 12 in just two weeks.
KNIFE CARNAGE
Jodie Chesney and Yousef Makki, both 17, were stabbed to death in a devastating weekend of violence earlier this month.
Meanwhile, Scotland Yard chiefs have unveiled plans to tackle the knife epidemic by stop-and-searching 1,000 suspects every day.
It comes as the UK murder rate soars to the highest number for a decade.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has demanded £300m to tackle knife crime crisis in Britain’s biggest cities.
Knife crime has also increased by eight per cent as violence spirals out of control across the country.
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