One dead after 'large group fight with knives'

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A antheral successful his 20s has died and 2 others are successful infirmary pursuing a "large radical combat involving knives" successful southbound London aboriginal connected Sunday morning.

Emergency services, including the aerial ambulance, were called to Wandsworth Road adjacent the junction with Lavender Hill successful Lambeth conscionable aft 04:00 BST to reports of a stabbing.

The antheral was pronounced dormant astatine the country portion paramedics took different antheral to a large trauma centre and different to hospital.

No arrests person been made and the constabulary probe is ongoing, the Met Police said.

Officers are moving to pass the man's adjacent of kin that helium has died.

They are besides awaiting an update connected the information of the antheral who was taken to the large trauma hospital.

The 3rd person, besides a antheral successful his 20s, was treated for injuries that were not deemed to beryllium beingness threatening.

At the scene, BBC newsman Liz Jackson said: "At slightest fractional a twelve treble decker buses person stopped successful beforehand of respective lines of constabulary portion astatine what is usually a engaged crossroads successful betwixt Clapham Common and Clapham Junction.

"The country is eerily quiescent erstwhile it would usually beryllium bustling with locals connected their mode to restaurants and section parks, oregon to prime up groceries from the tiny Tesco oregon Sainsburys branches astatine the roadworthy junction.

"Behind the cordon, respective forensics officers successful bluish protective suits crouch down to instrumentality transgression country photos including connected the road, of the bins and of the thoroughfare by the entranceway to the Tesco.

"Pedestrians passing done are stopped by constabulary and turned away, and immoderate stitchery adjacent the country to sermon their daze astatine what happened here, but astatine this signifier no-one knows the afloat details of however the incidental unfolded."

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