Hackney stabbing: Man knifed and two others hit by car in mass brawl

Mark Chandler14 January 2017
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A man was stabbed and two others were run down by a car when a mass brawl broke out in east London, police say.

Mare Street in Hackney was cordoned off as officers and ambulances descended on the area just after 9pm on Friday.

Two injured men were found lying on the pavement just across the road from St Thomas Square.

Detectives believe they were run down by a vehicle after a fight broke out in the square.

Both were taken to hospital where their condition is described as not life-threatening.

Stabbing: The road was cordoned off
Kay McMahon

Later that evening, a man turned up at an east London hospital suffering from knife wounds and was treated for his injuries.

Images from the scene showed a huge police presence with buses and cars prevented from driving down the road.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “At this early stage, it is believed that a number of males were involved in a fight in St Thomas Square, which resulted in two men in their 30s being struck by a car and a third male, also aged in his 30s being stabbed.”

Two men have been arrested over the violence and are currently being quizzed by police.

Anyone with information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously via 0800 555 111.

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