Man stabbed 'in the head' outside McDonald’s in Bromley
'One man was arrested by police after he was detained by members of the public at the scene'
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Your support makes all the difference.A man has been stabbed outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Bromley, according to reports.
Police said they did not know how serious the man's injuries were but pictures of the scene showed a man with his head heavily bandaged after the attack, according to the Evening Standard.
The newspaper also reported that the man was "knifed in the head".
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "Police were called Bromley High Street at approximately 11.20 to reports of a stabbing.
“London Ambulance Service was called to the scene… a man in his 40s was taken to a south London hospital. His condition is unknown.
They added: "One man was arrested by police after he was detained by members of the public at the scene."
The suspect is currently in custody at south London police station.
A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We were called at 11.23am today to reports of an assault on High Street in Bromley.
"We sent a number of resources to the scene including an incident officer.
"We treated a man reported to be in his thirties…he was taken as a priority to hospital."
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