A 32-year-old mother who was stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival in front of her young child got caught in a fight between two groups of men, police say.
Scotland Yard has confirmed that the woman remains in hospital in a critical condition after being stabbed in Golborne Road just before 6pm on ‘family day’ on Sunday.
HOW IT HAPPENED?
Police believe she got caught in the middle of a brawl between two groups of men.
A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and violent disorder, while two other men, aged 24 and 22, were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
Metropolitan Police officers arrested the trio at three separate addresses in Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. They have been taken into police custody.
POLICE STATEMENT
Commander Charmain Brenyah, the Mets spokesperson for Notting Hill Carnival, said the mother had come to the festival to ‘have fun… and was caught up in the most awful violence’.
‘Our thoughts, first and foremost, are with the woman who is fighting for her life in hospital and with her loved ones,’ she said.
‘She came to Carnival to have fun, with her young child, and was caught up in the most awful violence.
‘These arrests are a significant step in the investigation. They are the result of a determined effort by detectives who have worked around the clock to identify, locate and arrest these suspects.’
