Eight held over Bromley KFC multiple stabbing
Eight individuals have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a multiple stabbing incident at a KFC restaurant in Bromley, south-east London. Four victims, including a 21-year-old man and three teenagers, were hospitalized with stab wounds, with the man's condition improving from critical to non-life-threatening. Police are treating the event as an isolated incident and have increased their presence in the area while investigating the circumstances.
- ▪Eight people were arrested and remain in custody after a stabbing incident at a KFC on Bromley High Street.
- ▪Four victims, consisting of one adult male and three boys aged 14 to 17, were taken to hospital with stab wounds.
- ▪An eyewitness reported that a man wielding a machete fled the scene after a fight broke out inside the restaurant.
- ▪The Metropolitan Police are treating the incident as an isolated event and have deployed an increased police presence to the area.
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Eight held over Bromley KFC multiple stabbing Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Forensics teams were deployed to the crime scene on Bromley High StreetPublished6 minutes agoEight people have been questioned on suspicion of attempted murder after a multiple stabbing at a KFC restaurant in south-east London.The Met Police, ambulance service and air ambulance were called out to reports of an altercation involving several people on Bromley High Street at about 14.15 BST on Thursday. A 21-year-old man and three boys aged between 14 and 17 were taken to hospital with stab wounds. The man's condition was previously critical but is now not thought to be life-threatening.
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