A mother has revealed she was ‘terrified’ after receiving a call from her two-year-old son’s nursery to say that there had been a fatal quadruple stabbing outside a business just minutes away.
Emergency services rushed to Long Lane, Southwark, south London, at around 1pm on Monday after receiving reports of a stabbing which has since left two men dead.
When police and medics arrived on the road, which is near to London Bridge and Tower Bridge, they discovered that four people had suffered stab wounds.
As a result, a 58-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene before a 27-year-old man later died in hospital – sparking the launch of a murder probe by detectives.
The man who has been detained in connection with the incident, who police say is in his 30s, is in a critical condition and fighting for his life in hospital.
Meanwhile, the other man, also in his 30s, has suffered injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.
However, the stabbing has shaken some locals so badly that they have revealed they are now considering fleeing the area over safety concerns.
One concerned mother who lives nearby told MailOnline how she heard of the stabbing through her child’s nursery, which lies just minutes away from the scene which last night was crawling with forensics officers.
A police officer was seen holding medical bags at the scene which is near to London Bridge and Tower Bridge yesterday
Officers were called to reports that multiple people had been assaulted outside a business (Pictured: Forensics officers on the scene)
Multiple forensics officers could be seen on the street as a murder probe was launched yesterday
The mother, who wished to remain anonymous, said: ‘[The nursery] sent us an alert while I was at work saying that there’d been a stabbing and that the roads would be cordoned off.
‘It’s terrifying. When I walked down to the nursery I was trying to find out information about whether it was targeted or random, because you hear a lot about stabbings in London.
‘The police said there had been a stabbing and that it’s a very serious incident, but the danger has been contained.
‘It’s really shocking. To have this in an area where I’m raising a child makes me worry that I shouldn’t be living somewhere like this now that we have a family.’
Natasha Ennin, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for community safety and neighbourhoods, said she was ‘horrified and deeply saddened’ by the deaths in the borough.
She added that her ‘heartfelt condolences’ go out to the families and friends of those involved and called on anyone with information to report it.
The area was cordoned off with police tape last night, with Detective Chief Superintendent Emma Bond of the Met saying investigations are underway to discover the full circumstances of the ‘shocking incident’.
She continued: ‘At this point, we do not believe it to be terrorism-related and there is no further risk to the public.
Detective Chief Superintendent Emma Bond of the Met said investigations are underway to discover the full circumstances of the ‘shocking incident’ (Pictured: Police on the scene)
Officers were called at around 1pm on Monday and set up a large police cordon well into the night
Police tape was seen near to where the stabbings occurred on Long Lane, Southwark
Two men died after the stabbing which has left a further two men injured – with one in critical condition (Pictured: Forensics on the street)
The police tent could be seen on the street last night after forensics had left the area with investigations underway
‘There will be a heavy police presence in the area throughout [Monday] and I would encourage anyone with information to speak with officers or contact the Met by other means.’
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson added: ‘We were called at 1.04pm (28 July) to reports of a stabbing on Long Lane, SE1.
‘We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, advanced paramedics, incident response officers, a command support vehicle and paramedics from our tactical response unit.
‘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 four people at the scene. We took three patients to major trauma centres as a priority. Very sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.’
Anyone who wishes to report information to the police can call 101, report online or contact @METCC on X and quote CAD3499/28.
