Gants Hill stabbing: Teen taken to hospital with ‘slash’ injury

A teenager has been rushed to hospital after being slashed with a knife in Gants Hill.

Police were called at 5.15pm on Thursday to reports of a group of people with a blade in Frinton Mews, Redbridge.

Footage circulating on social media shows a crowd of men in an apparent stand off.

Officers rushed to the scene and found a 19-year-old man nearby suffering from a slash injury.

He was taken to an east London hospital by paramedics.

Scotland Yard said: “His injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

“At this early stage, there have been no arrests and enquiries continue.”

Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference CAD 5187/14Apr.