Crime

Man in hospital after stabbing in New Cross

Police officers were called to Liardet Street on Friday afternoon

Man in hospital after stabbing in New Cross
Man in hospital after stabbing in New CrossPolice officers were called to Liardet Street on Friday afternoonLiardet StreetJosh Salisbury

A man has been rushed to hospital after he was stabbed in southeast London.

Metropolitan Police were called to Liardet Street in New Cross at 2.40pm after reports of a stabbing.

Officers found a man with stab wounds and he was taken to hospital where he remains, the Met said in an update on Friday evening.

The man's injuries have been assessed as non-life threatening or life changing.

No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.

Photos show a police cordon in place while forensic and police staff were still at the scene on Friday evening.

It is understood officers were also scouring CCTV of a nearby Premier shop.