Teen girl, 17, ‘slashed in the head’ outside school in ‘unprovoked attack’ as man arrested
A GIRL, 17, has been "slashed in the head" outside a London school in an "unprovoked attack" as cops arrest a man.
Police responded to reports of a stabbing near Alec Reed Academy in Northolt, Ealing, at around 8.15pm yesterday evening.
A man was seen approaching four teens, two boys and two girls, on Godfrey Avenue and launched an attack.
Officers found a 17-year-old girl with a knife wound on her head.
Emergency services rushed her to hospital, where the injury was deemed not-life threatening.
The Metropolitan Police arrested a man at the scene on suspicion of GBH and he remains in custody.
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The force added in a statement: "A crime scene was put in place while the incident was dealt with. Enquiries into the circumstances continue."
Witnesses told The Standard they had seen the suspect use a "sharp implement" during an "unprovoked attack".
They claimed two men, who saw the horror unfold, jumped out of a car and tackled the attacker.
One of men, a dad-of-four, said: “I was shocked by what I was seeing. He was mounted on top of her and slashing.
"I didn't want to get stabbed, but we herded him into the school gate. I’d do what any other person would do.”
A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: “Police were called at approximately 8.15pm on Wednesday, April 16 to reports of a stabbing in Godfrey Avenue, Northolt.
“Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found a girl suffering a cut to the head; she was taken to hospital – her injury is not life threatening.
“A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of GBH and remains in custody.
"A crime scene was put in place while the incident was dealt with. Enquiries into the circumstances continue.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesman added: “We were called at 8.14pm (on April 16) to reports of a stabbing near Godfrey Avenue, UB5.
“We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, an incident response officer and a member of our tactical response unit.
"We treated a teenager at the scene and took her to a hospital.”
The Met urged anyone with information that could help their inquiries to call 101 or send a message on X, formerly Twitter, to @MetCC while quoting CAD6857/16Apr.
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