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Muswell Hill bus stabbing: London teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Victim, 19, fighting for his life at east London hospital

Ellie Cullen
Sunday 10 March 2019 11:48 GMT
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The victim was stabbed in the chest on the route 134 bus at Colney Hatch Lane.
The victim was stabbed in the chest on the route 134 bus at Colney Hatch Lane. (@mercesainzrozas)

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A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teenager was stabbed on board a bus in north London.

The 19-year-old victim is fighting for his life in hospital after being knifed in the chest on the route 134 bus at Colney Hatch Lane, Muswell Hill, on Saturday afternoon.

Police were called at about 4.40pm, and the man was taken to an east London hospital by air ambulance.

His condition remains critical.

The incident comes amid a wave of stabbings across the country which have prompted warnings of a “national emergency”.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Barnet CID on 101 quoting reference 5259/9MAR, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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