Man smashes up cars with baseball bat in Elephant & Castle with South London rave cancelled

A man went around smashing up cars with a baseball bat in South London this afternoon (Sunday, April 14). A man, believed to be the same person, was also reported to be threatening people around Kennington Park.

The violent incident saw a rave, organised by Joyride, cancelled. The rave is hosted in Corsica Studios, on Elephant Road where the man was smashing up cars.

Joyride said it was forced to cancel the vent due to a 'violent' person, with 'the threat too high for today's event'. It added that ticket-holders would be refunded. The team declined to comment further about what had happened.

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Joyride, an LGBTQ+-friendly electronic music sex club, wrote on its Instagram Story: "We are extremely sorry and absolutely heartbroken to say we have to cancel today's party due to an incident with a violent person that has unfolded at Corsica Studios. The threat is too high for today's event to go ahead.

"All ticket holders will be refunded. Please bear with us while process the refunds as quickly as possible. You can contact info@joyriderave.com with any questions."

Metropolitan Police confirmed they were searching for the man, though there have been no arrests yet. No one was injured in today's incident.

A spokesperson said: "Police were called at 13:52hrs on Sunday, 14 April to Elephant Road, after a man was reported to have damaged cars with a baseball bat.

"A further call was received at 14:15hrs about a man - believed to be the same man - threatening people in Kennington Park. There have been no reports of any injuries.

"There have been no arrests as yet. Police are searching for the man."

If you have any information, call 101 or post @MetCC ref CAD 3518/14 Apr.

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