Clapham Common stabbing: Man slashed in neck during ‘fight’, police say

A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in the neck during a fight in Clapham Common.

Police and paramedics dashed to Rookery Road, on the northern side of Clapham Common, at just before 7.30pm on Easter Monday (April 18) following reports of a “fight in progress”.

Ambulance workers also dispatched the capital’s air ambulance to the scene.

The man in his 20s was found with a suspected stab injury to his neck, and was taken to hospital.

However, his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing.

No arrests have been made and enquiries continue.

A Met Police spokesperson said the force was called at 7.26pm to Rookery Road, Clapham.

They said: “A man in his 20s was found with a suspected stab injury to his neck. He was taken to hospital where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening or life-changing.

“A crime scene is in place and enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing. There have been no arrests at this time.”

While a London Ambulance Service (LAS) spokesperson said: “We were called at 7.25pm on April 18 to reports of a stabbing in Rookery Road, on the northern side of Clapham Common.

“We sent a number of resources including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic, a clinical team manager, an incident response officer and a paramedic in a fast response car.

“We also dispatched medics from London’s Air Ambulance.

“We treated a man at the scene for a stab wound and took him as a priority to a major trauma centre.”