Primary college social gathering gatecrashed by knife-wielding thugs stabbing two in ‘complete chaos’
A primary school event on Saturday night was gatecrashed by a group of youths with knifes as two teenagers were stabbed – as screaming teens ran for their safety
A primary school event was thrown into chaos when a gang of knife-wielding youths stormed the venue, resulting in two teenagers being stabbed and terrified youngsters fleeing for their lives.
Elm Park Primary School in Havering, East London, became the scene of horror just after 9pm on Saturday when a group of armed thugs invaded the hall, reportedly hosting a birthday party. Disturbing footage captured the moment scores of frightened children bolted from the hall, as the teens brandished their weapons overhead.
Reports suggest that over 50 knife and machete-armed youths descended upon the school, with the violent clash allegedly lasting until 11pm before three teenagers were nicked on suspicion of assaulting emergency workers. A 16-year-old and a 19-year-old suffered suspected stab wounds in the terrifying ordeal, reports the Mirror.
A witness told to the Havering Daily: “It was total chaos. We saw between 40-50 youths, running through the streets. We think they had knives as they were seen dropping weapons in people’s drive ways and running away. They were attacking the police and there were so many of them that the police had to just disperse them. We couldn’t believe what we saw. They were all aged 16 and over and they were not from here. Our road is normally so quiet, things like this don’t happen here.
“This is why we are all so shocked at what has happened. We saw the police running after the youths, but due to the large number of them, the only choice they had was to disperse them. Our road was closed off for ages due to this and we were told that a serious incident had happened.”
A spokesperson for the Met Police stated: “Police were called shortly after 21:00hrs on Saturday, 22 March to reports of a fight involving a group on Calbourne Avenue, Hornchurch. Officers attended before engaging with a number of teenagers who became aggressive toward them.
“Three teenagers were arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault on emergency workers. They were taken to an East London police station. They were bailed to return for questioning later today. The officers were treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service medics and do not require hospital treatment.
“Separately, two individuals, including a 16-year old male and a 19-year old male sustained suspected knife injuries and were taken to hospital where their injuries were deemed neither life changing nor life threatening. They continue to assist police with their enquiries.
“An investigation into the circumstances of the incident is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to ring 101 or message @MetCC on X, quoting the reference 6940/22March. Information, including photos or videos, can also be easily uploaded to our dedicated appeal page.”
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