Victoria Park stabbing: Man rushed to hospital

A man was rushed to hospital after he was knifed in the shoulder in east London on Saturday night.

Police and ambulances sped to the scene near Victoria Park in Hackney after reports came in of a stabbing.

One man was taken to hospital suffering a stab injury to his shoulder.

His condition is not believed to be serious, police said.

The Met said detectives from Trident are now investigating the attack, which happened on Gore Road on the north border of the park at aroudn 8.15pm.

The London Ambulance Service’s Joint Response Units posted a photo of ambulances at the scene on their Twitter page.

The JRU, which works closely with the Met Police at peak times, said: “Responded with @MPSHackney to yet another person stabbed.”

They said they arrived on the scene in four minutes and the victim was taken to a major trauma centre.

No one has yet been arrested, the Met Police said.