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Dr who witnessed Uxbridge station stabbing incident tried to intervene

Updated: Dec 9, 2022

UXBRIDGE STABBING:

A MAN has been stabbed at Uxbridge Underground station this afternoon with multiple crime scenes in place.

A British Transport police car and van can be seen parked outside the station with Blue lights illuminated. To the right of the image another police vehicle can be see. The background shows the rear entrance to Uxbridge station with the "Uxbridge station" sign visible — Police vehicles can be seen outside the station in Uxbridge | IMAGE: Louis Pratchett

Police were called to the incident at around 2.15pm on the 23rd of November 2022

Officers found a male with stab injuries nearby and took him for medical treatment at a nearby hospital. His injuries are not deemed life-threatening or life changing.

The image is an internal shot of Uxbridge train station. Two uniform to British transport police officers can be seen behind police tape with the Uxbridge station sign visible on the right hand side of the image — 2 British Transport police officers can be seen looking at evidence inside the station. | IMAGE - MARY PRATCHETT

Dr Syreeta Charles-Cole told Hillingdon Vision how she tried to intervene until spotting the weapon.

"I was present when this happened. I tried to prevent the fight until the knife and phone dropped in front of me."

An Air Ambulance was seen landing on the roof of a nearby carpark and forensic officers where visible gathering evidence at the scenes in Uxbridge.

A red London air ambulance can be seen on the roof of the pavilions car park. The helicopter can be seen parked on top of empty parking bays with railings in the background and an orange sky behind — An Air Ambulance was seen landing nearby. | IMAGE Louis Pratchett

Footage shared online showed a crime scene set up in German Doner Kebab on High street Uxbridge, and a second video shared shows a crime scene inside Uxbridge Underground Station, police have confirmed the second scene is connected to the incident at the station.

It is believed the suspect fled to the Kebab shop in an attempt to escape after the attack took place.

A witness whole lives nearby told Hillingdon Vision that they saw a huge knife and it "made them feel sick"

British Transport police remained at Uxbridge station after the incident in order to reassure the public and prevent further offences occurring.

One man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and taken to police custody for questioning, a spokesperson for the British Transport Police (BTP) said.

Witnesses, or anyone with information, can contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 313 of November 23