Man taken to hospital after daylight stabbing on Dalston Lane
On the scene: Hackney Police at the incident on the corner of Graham Road.
A man was taken to hospital on Christmas Eve after being stabbed in the leg in broad daylight on Dalston Lane.
Police were called to reports of a knife attack at 2.30pm on Thursday 24 December.
The victim, who is in his 20s, was taken to hospital by ambulance.
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said the injury was not life-threatening and the victim is in a stable condition.
Lee Sam, who said he was at the scene last Thursday, tweeted:
All kicking off on Dalston Lane. From what I can hear the guy in the ambulance just got stabbed in the leg pic.twitter.com/mm8fHzfbw4
— Lee Sam (@LeeDiddy) December 24, 2015
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