Three men have been arrested following an incident on Garratt Lane yesterday which caused the road to stop in both directions.

A 22-year-old man was stabbed, requiring emergency services to arrive at the scene. The police have confirmed that the man's condition is not "life-threatening" and he has since been arrested on suspicion of affray.

Two other males have been arrested as part of the investigation. One, in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and affray, while the other male, in his teens, was arrested on suspicion of affray.

All three remain in custody.

What a witness saw

An anonymous witness told MyLondon that they saw a fight between four people and they saw someone pull out a machete.

They said: "I was walking home from the station and I heard lots of shouting.

"There were four men having a fight literally in the middle of the road

"Two of them had jumped out of their car, what looked like a builders van. I thought it was a drunken fight but it turned out a lot more serious.

"I thought one of them had a baseball bat but then I realised it was a machete."

Most recent police statement

A spokesperson for the police said: "Police were called at 14:32hrs on Thursday, 21 October to reports of an assault on Garratt Lane, SW18.

"Officers attended and found a 22-year-old man suffering from a stab injury. He was taken to a south London hospital; his condition is not life threatening.

"He was subsequently arrested for affray.

"Two other males have been arrested as part of this investigation: (A) aged in his 40s and (B) a male in his teens were arrested on suspicion of affray. (A) has also been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon.

"All three remain in custody.

"The investigation remains ongoing and officers are treating this as an isolated incident.

"Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference CAD 4165/21Oct."

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