A man has suffered injuries after being stabbed during a fight in broad daylight in Romford town centre.

The Metropolitan Police were called to Waterloo Road near the Brewery Shopping Centre on Thursday (March 14) at around 2.38pm to reports of men fighting.

Officers found one of them with a stab wound to his leg at the scene. He was treated by the London Ambulance Service before being taken to hospital.

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Police said his injuries were assessed as not life-threatening. Both the men, the police revealed, were known to each other.

No arrests have been made at this early stage and an investigation is ongoing.

Officers have urged anyone with information or footage relating to the incident to call the police on 101 or post on X @MetCC quoting 4171/14MAR.

Reports can be sent anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

The incident comes roughly a month after a 23-year-old man was stabbed at the Brewery Shopping Centre's car park.