MURDER IN THE MARKET: The latest violent stabbing incident off Surrey Street, thought to have claimed the life of one victim, has raised further concerns about crime levels in central Croydon
Crime scene: there was a large police presence and several ambulances called to the scene on Frith Road shortly after 9am
Inside Croydon has received eyewitness reports of a knife attack in central Croydon this morning. A man has been detained in custody, according to the Metropolitan Police.
The eyewitness reports suggest that there were two victims of the attack, one of them a fatality.
The attack appears to have taken place in an alleyway off Frith Road, close to a branch of Subway and opposite the Holiday Inn Express hotel.
There is a considerable presence of Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service vehicles at the scene, which has been taped off. With Church Street and Surrey Street market nearby busy with Saturday morning shoppers, the commotion had attracted a crowd of curious passers-by.
According to one witness, the attack occurred in broad daylight, at around 9am.
It happened in an alley way next to the Subway branch, at the Church Street end of Frith Road, and opposite the Holiday Inn Express hotel.
In a brief, holding statement issued by Scotland Yard at 11am, they said, “Police were called to Frith Road at 09:07hrs on Saturday, 31 May following reports of a stabbing.
“Officers, the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance are in attendance.
“A man is currently in custody and a cordon remains in place at the location.”
The police say that further updates will be issued as the details become clear in a “fast-moving” situation.
This latest violent incident has raised concerns again about crime levels in the vicinity, close to where 22-year-old Rijkaard Siafa was murdered in a violent stabbing on Fellmongers Yard, off Surrey Street, in April 2024. Two men were convicted of murder earlier this year, but a third suspect remains at large.
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