A search for a knifeman who stabbed a man in front of terrified passengers on a train continues – as a tube station was evacuated last night amid reports of another knifing.
A man has been left with life-threatening injures after he was stabbed on a train at Beckenham Junction yesterday afternoon.
Police launched an appeal for witnesses to come forward, with no arrests made so far.
hotos show the suspect walking through the streets of London yesterday wearing a mask and armed with a large blade.
Later, Transport for London (TfL) confirmed that Kennington underground station was closed due to a ‘customer incident’, amid claims on social media of a ‘stabbing’. There is no suggestion the Kennington and Beckenham incidents are linked.
Footage from the first incident shows an attacker on top of a man with a large knife in his hand on a train to Beckenham Junction.
One passenger can be heard screaming ‘f****** stop it now’ before calling police to report the incident.
‘British Transport Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact BTP by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 397 of 27/03/2024.
‘Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.’
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called today (Wednesday) at 3.58pm to reports of an incident at Beckenham Junction Station.
‘We sent resources to the scene including ambulance crews, an incident response officer and London’s air ambulance.
‘We treated a man at the scene before taking him to a London major trauma centre.’
It came before TfL confirmed that Kennington underground station was closed due to a ‘customer incident’.
One person on social media platform X said the train stopped at Kennington before passengers were ordered to get off.