Friday 20 May 2011

police officer is in a "serious condition" after being stabbed on a street in south London

A police officer is in a "serious condition" after being stabbed on a street in south London, Scotland Yard said on Friday.
The plain-clothed officer was on patrol with colleagues in Bute Road, Waddon, when he was attacked by one a group of men they stopped.
Three 18-year-old men were arrested and are being held at separate south London police stations, following the incident which happened at about 9.45pm on Thursday.
"The officer injured is a male PC based on Croydon borough. He is aged in his 30s," a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
"He was on a proactive, plain clothes patrol with colleagues in the area and had stopped a group of male teenagers in Bute Road when the suspect -- one of the teenagers -- stabbed him."
The officer was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital. His injuries are said to be serious but not life-threatening.

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