A police officer was stabbed in the neck while responding to a welfare call in Romford, and a 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Officers were called to an address in Mawney Road at around 4.16pm on Friday 13 November, after concerns were raised for the welfare of a man at the property.
When they arrived, the Metropolitan Police said, the 21-year-old threatened them with a sharp object before assaulting an officer. The officer suffered a stab wound to the neck and was taken to hospital.
A Met spokesperson said: “The officer was taken to hospital with a stab wound to their neck. His injuries have since been assessed as non life-threatening or life-changing and he has been discharged.”
The man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody. A crime scene stayed in place in Mawney Road while enquiries continue.
The London Ambulance Service said it was called at 5.34pm on Friday to reports of an injured person in Mawney Road. Two ambulance crews, two paramedics in fast response cars and an incident response officer were sent to the scene, with the first paramedic arriving in under three minutes.
A spokesperson said: “We treated two patients at the scene and took them both to hospital, one as a priority.”
The arrest is on suspicion of attempted murder, which is not a charge. No charge has been announced, and police have not said when the man is expected to be interviewed or released.
The incident comes in a week in which Romford has already seen one man jailed for a spree of burglaries and assaults on care-home staff. Pavel Bolea, 24, from Harold Hill, was sentenced to two years and eight months at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday for offences including an attack on a carer at a Romford care home.
It also follows a separate fatal stabbing in north London on Friday evening. A 21-year-old man died on Lordship Lane in Tottenham after being found with stab wounds, and detectives have since named him as Thomas Oduro and appealed for witnesses.
Anyone with information about the Mawney Road incident is asked to contact the Metropolitan Police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
