Man still critical after Freshwater Road stabbing (From Wandsworth Guardian)

12:00pm Saturday 19th May 2012 in News

A man is still in critical condition after being stabbed in the chest in a residential Tooting street last week.

Residents were woken by large numbers of police arriving at the junction of Freshwater Road and Welham Road on Wednesday May 10.

The victim, a 20-year-old man who was in a critical condition, was found by officers on the pavement of Welham Road just before midnight.

A resident said: "There were quite a lot of police cars, 4x4 type vehicles and ambulances blocking off the road.

"One officer I spoke to said a man had been stabbed and that the situation was ongoing."

A police spokesman said: "We arrived at the scene just before midnght after reports of a stabbing.

"We found a 20-year-old man with stab wounds in a critical condition.

"He is currently receiving treatment in a south London hospital."

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