A man has been rushed to hospital after a stabbing at a shopping centre in south east London.

It happened just before 4pm on Monday at The Aylesham Centre in Peckham.

Police and ambulance crews went to the scene and a man in his 30s had been stabbed.

He was treated at the scene by paramedics and then taken to hospital.

Officers are waiting for an update on his condition.

A crime scene has been put in place.

There have been no arrests and police enquiries continue.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "Police were called to The Aylesham Centre, SE15, at 15:56hrs on Monday, 22 August to reports of a stabbing.

"Officers attended along with paramedics from London Ambulance Service (LAS). A man, in his 30s, was found with stab wounds.

"He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital. We await an update on his condition.

"A crime scene has been put in place. There have been no arrests.

"Enquiries continue."

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 3.56pm yesterday (22 August) to reports of a stabbing just off Rye Lane, Peckham.

“We sent an ambulance crew, paramedics in fast response cars, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer to the scene.

“We treated a patient and took him to major trauma centre as a priority.”

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