Police officer is ‘seriously injured’ after being stabbed responding to incident in London
- The officer has been left ‘seriously injured’ during the incident in west London
- Police Federation posted: ‘Sad to report a serious injury to a colleague last night’
- It added thank the injuries are ‘thankfully not as bad as they could have been’
A policeman has been stabbed in London after responding to an incident.
The officer has been left ‘seriously injured’ during the incident in the west of the capital.
The Met Police Federation tweeted: ‘Sad to report a serious injury to a colleague last night. Stabbed in west London.
The officer has been left ‘seriously injured’ during the incident in west London
‘We wish him well and he is being fully supported. Thankfully injuries are not as bad as they could have been.
‘Yet again shows the dangers Metropolitan Police officers face each and every every day.’
A Met spokesman said: ‘Detectives investigating an incident in which a police officer received a stab injury to his arm have charged a man.
‘Mohim Hussain, 40, of Ashmore Road, W9, was charged on Wednesday, 29 July with Section 18 – grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place.
‘He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court, today, Thursday, 20 July.
‘The charges relate to an incident in Ashmore Road, W9 on Tuesday, 28 July where a police officer sustained a knife wound.
‘The officer injured has been discharged from hospital and his injuries were non-life-threatening.’
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