Mother and son held after police are knifed

A disturbed mother and her son have been arrested after two police officers were stabbed in her home.

The policemen went to the flat in Peckham as back-up to a mental health team assessing the woman's condition.

She allegedly attacked the two officers as they were trying to restrain a man in the flat.

A police sergeant in his thirties was knifed in the side and back and a younger police constable had his hands slashed.

The woman and her son were arrested by other officers and held overnight at separate south London police stations. The injured officers were released from King's College Hospital after treatment.

Neighbours said the flat was occupied by Elizabeth Kanu, a woman in her sixties. "She used to be very nice," said Grennum Elliott, 70, who lives next door in Talfourd Road. "But recently she's changed. She ignores everyone on the street."