Stabbing incident at West London Central Middlesex hospital
Stabbing in West London’s Central Middlesex Hospital – Two people were wounded, one critically, as a suspected knifeman went on a stabbing spree in a London hospital.
A major incident was declared as officers swooped on Central Middlesex Hospital this afternoon, following reports of a knifing and claims on social media that patients were hiding in safe rooms. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that two people were found with stab injuries, while the suspect was arrested at the scene. He was also taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries that police said are ‘believed to be self-inflicted’. Emergency services rushed to Acton Lane in West London at 1.13 pm, with a video on Twitter showing police cars and ambulances at the scene. Footage showed an armed officer running towards the hospital entrance, while crowds of people, surrounded by blue-light police cars, stood outside. One person wrote on social media: ‘I am at Middlesex Central Hospital in the dialysis unit and we’re sheltering in safe rooms.
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Stabbing in West London’s Central Middlesex Hospital: Details
Armed policemen are on the scene, being described as a ”major incident’‘.’ London Ambulance Service said so far it has ‘treated two people at the scene’ with paramedics still helping as part of the ‘ongoing incident’. London Air Ambulance was also in attendance.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, Tweeted: ‘There’s an ongoing incident at Central Middlesex Hospital. Please follow any instructions given to you by the police.’ The hospital is located in the centre of the Park Royal business estate and is on the border between Brent and Ealing.
A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said: ‘We were called today (21 June) at 1:18 pm to reports of an incident at Central Middlesex Hospital. ‘We sent a number of resources to the scene, including an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic, an ambulance crew, a medic in a fast response car, and members of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART). We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance. Our teams have so far treated two people at the scene. The incident is still ongoing.’ Police officers said they will remain at the hospital as further searches are carried out but at this time they are satisfied that no one else is sought’.
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