Overview

• Met officers were called to Rushey Green, Catford, at 03:06 and a man in his 20s later died in hospital, prompting a homicide inquiry with no arrests reported.
• Forensics established a large crime scene on Rushey Green and Borough Commander Trevor Lawry said a dedicated team is piecing together events as the victim’s next of kin are supported.
• About five hours later, police responded to a separate stabbing at Mountsfield Park/Farley Mews in Catford, where a man was taken to a major trauma centre and enquiries continue with no arrests.
• In Islington at 00:01, a 17‑year‑old was stabbed on Essex Road and is in a life‑threatening condition, while a second 17‑year‑old self‑presented at hospital with non‑life‑threatening injuries as a crime scene remained in place.
• Hertfordshire Police arrested three boys from the West Midlands—two aged 16 and one 15—on suspicion of attempted murder over the Watford attack, seized two knives and suspected drugs after searches in Hertfordshire and the West Midlands, and said the incident was a targeted attack with the victim still critical.