Clapham High Street stabbing: Man arrested after homophobic attack

Police have arrested a man in relation to a stabbing in Clapham (Image: Pexels)

Police in London have arrested a man in relation to a homophobic attack that saw two people stabbed in Clapham.

The attack happened outside The Two Brewers in Clapham on 13 August at around 10:15pm. Two men were stabbed by a man with a knife who then fled. The two men were taken to hospital before being later discharged.

On Thursday (7 September) the Metropolitan Police confirmed a 19-year-old man had been arrested in South Norwood on suspicion of two counts of GBH. He is now in custody.

Detective Superintendent Vanessa Britton of the Central South Command Unit said in a statement that it “marks a significant development in our investigation.”

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