Man is stabbed in the face and back in broad daylight at Brixton Tube station as a suspect is arrested
Brixton Underground station, where a man was stabbed in the face and back on Saturday afternoon and a man in his 40s was subsequently arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent.
British Transport Police and Met officers rushed to Brixton Underground station in south London at 3.49pm on Saturday following reports of a stabbing. The victim had sustained stab wounds to his face and back and was taken to hospital, where doctors determined his injuries were neither life-threatening nor life-changing. A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent.
Detectives do not believe anyone else is being sought in connection with the Brixton attack.
Witnesses are urged to text BTP on 61016, quoting reference 499 of 24 October.
