BREAKING: Stabbing in Harold Hill this morning.

A stabbing has taken place just before 5am this morning in Harold Hill.

A man in his 30’s was stabbed following an altercation in Dudley Road.

A spokesperson for the Met told the Havering Daily:

“Police were called at 04:58hrs on Monday, 2 December to reports of an altercation in Dudley Road, Romford. Officers attended but no victims or suspects were located.

“Officers carried out enquiries and found a man, aged in his 30s, suspected to be the victim in a car park in James Watt Way, Erith, suffering from stab injuries and a head injury.

“He has been taken to a south London hospital by the London Ambulance Service. We await an update on his condition.”

No arrests have been made.Enquiries continue.

A local shopkeeper in Harold Hill told the Havering Daily:

“The victim is known in this area, he is often seen hanging around the shops with a group of other men drinking alcohol. I think they had a fight amongst each other and it looks like one stabbed the other.”

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting CAD 839/02DEC or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.