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A man has allegedly been stabbed five times with a kitchen knife in a random attack near hotel Claridge’s in Mayfair.
The violent ordeal happened behind the 5* hotel in London at around 7.30am this morning – with footage showing the area cordoned off and a knife on the floor.
Witnesses in businesses along Brook’s Mews said the victim, understood to be a male, was stabbed three times in the abdomen, once in the back and once in the arm.
‘As I got into work I saw police and ambulances present,’ the witness said.
‘[Police] said the person was attacked randomly and stabbed five times – three times in the abdomen, once in the back and once in the arm.
‘Apparently nothing was stolen. Apparently the suspect fled before the police arrived.
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‘We saw one person – apparently a man – taken away in an ambulance.’
They added: ‘It was quite scary to have all that happening as we got into work.’
A Met Police spokesperson confirmed officers were investigating the incident, and there were no fatalities.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 7.53am today to reports of a stabbing on Brook’s Mews, Mayfair.
‘We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer.
‘We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance, which consisted of a paramedic and a doctor in a car.
‘We treated a patient and took them to a local hospital as a priority.’
