No arrests have been made after a staff member at a shop in Stephney Green was stabbed this morning.
Police were called to Anchor Retail Park in Stepney Green on November 5 at 11.43am.
Officers attended alongside paramedics from the London Ambulance Service.
The first paramedics arrived at the scene in three minutes.
The victim, a 30-year-old man who is a staff member at the shop, was found with stab wounds to his thigh.
He was treated at the scene and was then taken to a major trauma centre.
His injuries have been assessed as non-life-threatening and non-life-changing.
Police have launched urgent investigations to identify and arrest the suspect.
As of now, no arrests have been made and enquiries continue.
A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 11:43hrs on Tuesday, 5 November to reports of a stabbing inside a store at Anchor Retail Park, Stepney Green.
“Officers and London Ambulance Service attended.
“At the scene a member of store staff, a man aged in his 30’s, was found with stab wounds to his thigh.
“He was taken to hospital where his injuries were deemed non-life threatening and non-life changing.
“Urgent enquiries are underway to identify and apprehend the suspect.
“At this early stage there has been no arrest. Enquiries are ongoing.”
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