A grim weekend across London has seen 11 people stabbed including an 11-year-old girl as one of the victims.

This only includes incidents that Newsquest London is aware of and has reported on.

The incidents unfolded between August 10 and 12 in Forest Gate, Hither Green, Leicester Square, Newham and Barnet.    

Information about each incident is from the Metropolitan Police.

Four men in hospital after being stabbed in Forest Gate

Four men were taken to hospital after being stabbed in Forest Gate.

Police were called to reports of a group of men armed with a knife trying to enter a restaurant in Romford Road around 3.45am on August 10.


Officers attended and found three men suffering stab injuries.

A short while later they received another call, reporting a man had been found with stab injuries further along the road, near to the junction with Sprowston Road.

No arrests have been made.

Three men stabbed in illegal rave in Newham

Three men were stabbed at an illegal rave in Newham. 

The incident happened in Bidder Street near Stephenson Street at around 3am on August 11.

Officers attended and two men were stabbed, with a third suffering serious lacerations to his hand.

All men are said to still be in hospital and a crime scene also remains in place on Bidder Street.

No arrests have been made.

Teenager taken to hospital after stabbing in Hither Green

A teenager was taken to hospital after a stabbing in Hither Green.

The incident happened in Manor Park just before 12.50pm on August 11.

Officers attended and found a man aged in his late teens injured.

His condition was assessed as non life threatening.

No arrests have been made.

Man, 43, taken to hospital after stabbing in Barnet

A 43-year-old man was taken to hospital after a stabbing in Barnet.

The incident happened in Hampden Square just before 8.40pm on August 11.

Officers attended and the man was taken to a west London hospital where his condition was assessed as and non-life threatening.

A 26-year-old man was later arrested at an address in Enfield on suspicion of GBH-level assault.

Girl, 11, and mum in hospital after double stabbing in Leicester Square

An 11-year-old girl and her mum were taken to hospital after a double stabbing in central London.

The incident happened in Leicester Square just before 11.30am on August 12.

The girl was found seriously injured and her condition was not life threatening but she will require further treatment.

Her 34-year-old mum also suffered minor injuries.

A 32-year-old man was arrested at the scene in connection with the attack.

A security guard security at the TWG Tea shop who was at the scene claimed he “jumped on and took a knife" from a man.

The security guard, who gave his name as Abdullah, said he had worked in security at the shop for the past “seven to eight months”.

The 29-year-old said: “I heard a scream, at that moment I saw there was one person, roughly (in their) mid-30s or early 30s, and he was like stabbing a kid – I jumped on him, held the hand in which he was (carrying) a knife, and just put him down on the floor and just held him and took the knife away from him.

“Then a couple of more people joined as well, and we just held him until the police came, it took maybe three to four minutes for the police to arrive and then they just took him into custody.”

Abdullah and his colleagues gave first aid to the child before the police joined in, he said.

“I just saw a kid getting stabbed and I just tried to save her. It’s my duty to just save them.”

He added that he did not know if the girl was with family members at the time.

Detective Chief Superintendent Christina Jessah, in charge of policing for Westminster, said: “This is a horrific incident and our thoughts are with the victims and their family. We will continue to provide support to them over the coming days and weeks.

“I would like to pay tribute to the members of the public, including staff from local businesses, who bravely intervened in this incident. They put themselves at risk and showed the best of London in doing so.

“An urgent investigation is now ongoing and detectives are working to establish the details around exactly what happened.

“At this stage we don’t believe the suspect and the victims were known to each other.

“While we continue to work to establish the suspect’s motive, at this stage there is nothing to indicate the attack was terror-related.

“Detectives will be keen to speak to anyone who was in the area and may have information that can assist with their enquiries. I would urge anyone who can help to get in touch.”