Hammersmith stabbing: 39 arrested after man knifed in west London are released from custody

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The 39 people arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in west London have been released from custody.

The Metropolitan Police said 20 men and 15 women, aged between 16 and 22, were released under investigation after the attack in Hammersmith.

A further four people, two men, both 18, and two boys aged 16 and 17, have been released on bail over the incident which unfolded in the early hours of New Year’s Eve.

The victim, who had been fighting for his life in hospital after being knifed in Fulham Palace Road just before 1am, is now in a stable condition.

Greyhound Road in Hammersmith, where 39 people were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
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He was chased by a number of people following an altercation in a shop, officers said.

The suspects were seen entering the property in Greyhound Road, where there was a party, a short time after the attack.

Forensics officers at the scene of the stabbing in west London
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Officers tried to speak to the large number of people who were inside but they refused to cooperate, leading to the 39 arrests.

A witness, who did not want to be identified, said she saw a group of "kids" running back and forth up and down the street immediately before the stabbing and heard someone shouting: "Get him."

She said: "The person who must have done the stabbing was shouting, 'come on then, come on then'.

"I heard, 'oh no, don't do it' and it was a girl's voice.

"Whoever that girl was, she's probably the only one with sense there.

"They must have stabbed the guy outside Sainsbury's then ran back into that flat."

The woman said she then saw the victim as he was worked on by paramedics.

"As I got to the corner I saw a guy on the floor. He was stabbed here (in the chest)," she said.

Speaking after the arrests, Superintendent Mark Lawrence said: "What appears to have been a minor argument has resulted in a man sustaining life-threatening injuries.

"Officers were quickly on the scene and provided him with first aid prior to the arrival of our colleagues in the LAS (London Ambulance Service). He has been taken to hospital where he continues to receive treatment for his injuries.”

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