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Streatham stabbing: Man left in hospital after Christmas Eve knife attack

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A man was stabbed in south London in the early hours of Christmas Eve.

Police were called to Streatham High Road shortly after 4am on Tuesday following reports of a stabbing.

Officers attended the scene alongside the London Ambulance Service who treated a man for stab injuries.

It is understood that his injuries are not life-threatening.

Streatham High Street was shut in both directions on Tuesday afternoon as road closures remained in place after the attack.

Sadiq Khan refuses to apologise to Met marksman acquitted of Chris Kaba shooting

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London Mayor accused of ‘waffle, waffle, waffle’ when asked to say sorry for previous comments

Anthony France @ NewsFrenchTony7 November 2024

London mayor Sadiq Khan repeatedly refused to apologise to a Met firearms officer acquitted of Chris Kaba’s murder.

Kaba was shot dead by Sergeant Martyn Blake as he tried to ram his car past police cars during a police stop in Streatham, south London, on September 5, 2022.

Met marksman who shot Chris Kaba says ‘I did not intend to kill him’

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Met marksman who shot Chris Kaba tells court he ‘did not intend to kill him’

Martyn Blake, 40, said he only wanted to stop the car Mr Kaba was driving in order to protect fellow police officers at the scene

Chris Kaba was killed in a police shooting

Margaret Davis15 October 2024

The police officer who shot Chris Kaba has told a jury he did not intend to kill him when he opened fire.