A man has been arrested and another taken to hospital after a stabbing in Leyton. 

Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called to Grange Park Road at 3.55 on November 13.

They attended with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service where a man in his 50s was found suffering from a stab wound. 

His condition is yet to be confirmed by the ambulance service. 

A man aged in his 20s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault and possession of an offensive weapon. 

He was taken into custody where he remains at this time. 

Surrounding residential roads in the area were temporarily blocked to road users whilst the scene was dealt with but have since reopened. 

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A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 3.54pm yesterday (Wednesday 13 November) to reports of a stabbing in Grange Park Road, E10.

“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, an incident response officer and London’s Air Ambulance.

“Our crews treated a man at the scene, before taking him to a London major trauma centre as a priority.”