Edmonton stabbing: Four men attacked in north London brawl

Fight in Edmonton believed to be linked to shooting of three men the previous day

Police and paramedics attend the scene in Fraser Road, Edmonton (@999London)

Four men in their 20s have been stabbed in north London just 24 hours after a triple shooting in the same borough.

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to a fight in Fraser Road in Edmonton at 5.55pm on Sunday.

All four men were taken to hospital but no further information was released about their condition.

Two cars that had been involved in a collision were also found at the scene.

"It is very early in the investigation but it believed to be linked to the shooting last night," said a police spokesperson.

“A crime scene has been put in place and Fraser Road has been closed. No arrests have been made.”

The incident took place after three men were shot half a mile away in Gordon Road, off Bounces Road, at 6pm on Saturday.

In that attack a 16-year-old boy and two 22-year-old men were injured when a shotgun was fired into the rear of a minicab.

None of their injuries are life threatening but one passenger’s wounds was described by police as potentially life changing.

“At this early stage police believe that a second vehicle pulled alongside the mini-cab, at least two men got out and approached the victims.,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

“One was armed with a shotgun. The shotgun was fired twice into the rear of the vehicle. The driver of the minicab was not injured.

“Police are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed this incident but has not yet come forward or anyone who can identify the suspects.”

Stephanos Iannou, a Conservative councillor in the borough of Enfield, said he was extremely concerned and tweeted: "Clearly there is no grip on the issue of crime in London."

Violent crime in the capital has remained a concern after a surge in the number of murders in February and March this year.

Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick claimed earlier this month that stabbings were levelling off and starting to come down.

“Some young people are carrying a knife because they feel frightened of young people, and then when they are angry or feel threatened they use the knife,” she said.

“My intention is that knife crime, particularly affecting young people, will go down considerably.”

The number of homicides – including both murder and manslaughter – in London has already passed the total figure for the whole of 2017, suggesting that the capital is on course for the highest number of killings in a decade.

Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans for a violence reduction unit that would adopt the public health approach successfully used in Glasgow but warned that the increase could take a generation to overcome.