UPDATE: New Addington Stabbing Today – A large brawl led to a deadly stabbing in North Walk in New Addington today. According to reports, tonight, just after 6 p.m., police were called to North Walk in New Addington to reports of people fighting. Two men were found with stab injuries, one of whom sadly died at the scene. The other has been taken to hospital. The identity of the victims was not made public and no arrest was reportedly made.
Mayor of Croydon Jason Perry in a statement released on his official Facebook page said: Tonight, just after 6 p.m., police were called to North Walk in New Addington to reports of people fighting. Two men were found with stab injuries, one of whom sadly died at the scene. The other has been taken to hospital.
I know that residents across New Addington and Croydon as a whole will be deeply saddened and distressed to hear about tonight’s incident. My thoughts are with the families of the victims and all those affected.”
The Mayor also added “I would also like to thank the local emergency services who responded so quickly and professionally to this serious incident. A police investigation is ongoing and I would urge any witnesses to call 101 quoting the reference CAD/6879/12SEP.”
ORIGINAL STORY: There have several reports speculating a stabbing incident in New Addington today. According to sources, a Kent, Surrey, and Sussex Air ambulance helicopter landed at Lodge Lane. The circumstances surrounding this incident are yet to be made public by the authorities at the time of this report. Meanwhile, a special media user stated that there was a fight between a group of boys with weapons involved, and two boys were stabbed.
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On Friday afternoon, April 15th, 2022, in New Addington, a distressing incident occurred where three teenagers were stabbed during a fight. The authorities were alerted at 4.35 pm and promptly responded to Goldcrest Way, the location of the incident. An 18-year-old man and two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, were injured and immediately taken to the hospital. They are currently receiving medical care, thankfully not in a life-threatening condition.
Regrettably, two of the three injured individuals have been arrested on suspicion of affray. As a precautionary measure, Section 60 was enforced until 7 a.m. this morning, covering areas including New Addington, North Croydon, Waddon, Fairfield, Parkhill, Whitgift, and Shirley South. This order grants police officers the authority to conduct stop and search operations. The police issued an announcement regarding the incident on April 15 via social media.
If anyone witnessed the event or has any information that may be helpful to the investigation, they are urged to contact the authorities by calling 101 and referencing incident number 4941/15apr. Alternatively, information can be shared anonymously with Crimestoppers.
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