Yahoo News Homerton stabbing: Young man fighting for life after being chased by gang and knifed
A man is fighting for life in hospital after he was chased by a gang and stabbed in an east London residential street.
Police and paramedics rushed to Harrowgate Road in Homerton just after 6pm on Monday when reports of the stabbing came in.
A man, aged in his 20s, was found suffering from multiple knife wounds, police say.
He was taken to an east London hospital where his condition is described as life-threatening.
Detectives probing the attack believe he was chased by a group of people before being knifed.
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After the stabbing, the group fled the scene, leaving the stricken victim in the road.
The road was cordoned off by police on Monday evening as an investigation was carried out.
It came hours before a 15-year-old boy died after being stabbed outside a school in Kensal Rise.
Anyone with information should contact Hackney CID on 101, via Twitter on @MetCC or get in touch with Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org
