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A 39-year-old from Crystal Palace has been charged after a stabbing at a restaurant in Tooting left a man in critical condition.

Detectives are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured in a stabbing in Tooting. Police were called at 19:40hrs on Friday, 14 May after a 25-year-old man presented himself at a south London hospital with stab injuries. He remains in a critical condition. His next of kin has been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers. Officers carried out enquiries which established the victim had been assaulted approximately ten minutes earlier at a restaurant in Up...

Last week police teams across South West London collaborated in a crackdown against knife crime in the community. Hundreds of officers from Kingston, Richmond, Merton and Wandsworth took part in Operation Sceptre – a twice-yearly national campaign to raise awareness around the dangers of carrying a knife. From Monday, 26 April to Sunday, 2 May, local police stepped up weapons sweeps, proactive patrols and educational talks across South West London. Operation leader of the South West ...

Last week police teams across South West London collaborated in a crackdown against knife crime in the community. Hundreds of officers from Kingston, Richmond, Merton and Wandsworth took part in Operation Sceptre – a twice-yearly national campaign to raise awareness around the dangers of carrying a knife. From Monday, 26 April to Sunday, 2 May, local police stepped up weapons sweeps, proactive patrols and educational talks across South West London. Operation leader of the South West ...