A teenager was rushed to hospital after a stabbing incident on Woodpecker Road, near Desmond Street, just after 7pm on February 20.

Police and London Ambulance crews responded rapidly, arriving at the scene within minutes to provide urgent medical treatment. The injured teen was then transported to a major trauma centre. Their current condition has not yet been disclosed.

A spokesperson for the 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 an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer, a clinical team manager, and a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance. Our first paramedic arrived in under five minutes and treated a teenager for stab wounds before transporting them to a major trauma centre.”

The Metropolitan Police have launched a full investigation into the attack. Further details are expected as enquiries continue.

Originally published by UKNIP.

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