Video: Shocking knife fight breaks out on Romford street.
Man holding large knife approaches a crowd of people as gang fight breaks out last night.
Residents living on the former Oldchurch hospital site were shocked to see a large knife fight break out yesterday, Wednesday 29 of December just before 9pm.
Video footage obtained by the Havering Daily shows a large gang of youths brazenly fighting on the street in front of passers by. The incident occurred on Wideford Drive at 8:45 pm.
A spokesperson for the Met Police told the Havering Daily:
“Police were called at 20:45hrs on Wednesday, 29 December to reports of a large group fighting on Wideford Drive, Romford.
Officers attended and dispersed the group. Officers remained in the area to prevent further incidents.
Officers carried out a thorough search of the location and surrounding areas and could find nobody with any injuries.
Investigations into the circumstances continue.
No arrests.”
Residents looked on in horror as a man with a large knife is seen walking towards a crowd of people.
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What on earth happening to London 😢