London crime and stabbings - One dead and seven injured

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One person has died and seven others have been injured in stabbing incidents across the capital in the space of three days.

The separate incidents occurred across London between June 30 and July 2.

Details included in this article have been provided by the Metropolitan Police on incidents Newsquest London is aware of and has reported on.

Young man stabbed to death on bus

A 22-year-old man has died after he was fatally stabbed onboard an N9 bus in the early hours of June 30.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident at around 1.47am and were dispatched to the junction of Bath Road and Great Southwest Road.

Haruun Hassan was located at the scene with serious injuries.

He was pronounced dead a short time later.

A picture of victim Haruun HassanHaruun was pronounced dead at the scene (Image: Metropolitan Police / Family handout)

There have been no arrests at this stage, though the Metropolitan Police have assured the public they are exploring "urgent lines of enquiry".

It is understood that the bus, headed to Heathrow, was busy at the time of the incident.

Anyone with information or footage is asked to contact police on 101, quoting CAD 0540/30JUN26.

Man, 45, stabbed on busy high street

The incident on Ruislip High Street was reported to emergency services shortly after 12pm on June 30.

Officers and paramedics were dispatched to the scene, where a 45-year-old man was located before being taken to a major trauma centre in an unknown condition.

An earlier statement from the Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 55-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

Three injured after stabbing at park

Emergency services were called to Byron Recreation Ground, Harrow, just after 9pm on July 1 with reports of a stabbing involving a large group of people.

Two men, both aged in their 20s, and a third male in his late teens were injured in the fight.

All three were taken to hospital to be treated for injuries that are not believed to have been life-threatening or life-changing.

Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting CAD 8341/01JUL26.

Man taken to hospital after late night stabbing

A man of unknown age was rushed to a major trauma centre on the evening of July 1 after being found stabbed on Booth Road in Colindale.

Paramedics were called to the residential road just after 11pm, dispatching an ambulance crew, paramedic in a fast response car, and an incident response officer to the scene.

Blood and medical equipment left strewn on a pavementBlood was left on the pavement in front of homes (Image: NQ)

London's Air Ambulance also attended by car.

It is understood that the man suffered potentially life-changing injuries.

There have been no confirmed arrests.

Two injured in broad daylight stabbing

The incident on Victoria Mews, East Croydon, was reported at around 5.51pm on July 2.

Ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer were mobilised to the scene alongside London's Air Ambulance.

Two patients were treated at the scene before being taken to a major trauma centre as a priority by road.

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