Teenage boy stabbed outside East Croydon station
By Anna Edwards, Ross Lidbetter and Dave Burke
anna.edwards@essnmedia.co.uk
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STABBING: East Croydon station
A teenage boy has been stabbed outside East Croydon station.
He suffered a stab wound to the shoulder in Tuesday afternoon's attack, but is conscious.
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The youngster has been taken to hospital and his life is not thought to be at risk.
Witnesses at the scene have told how the boy was stabbed after an argument had flared up between a group of children in school uniforms.
One witness said: "There were about 20 or 30 school children hanging around outside the station and an argument kicked off.
"The police were called and they separated everyone.
"They were telling a boy who looked older than the school children to stay away from the others.
"It all seemed to calm down and the older boy walked over the other side of the road.
"Then someone sneaked up behind him and it looked like he punched him, but he had actually been stabbed.
"The stab wound wasn't that big and he (the victim) was walking around, not crying or anything, just holding his shoulder."
A London Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed that they were called at 4.15pm this afternoon after reports of a stabbing.
They sent an ambulance, a fast response unit and an air ambulance.
The spokesman said: "A teenage boy was taken to hospital by road ambulance with minor injuries.
"It was an injury to the shoulder."
*If you witnessed the stabbing leave a message below or e-mail newsdesk@croydonadvertiser.co.uk
Comments
by Danielle, cr0
Saturday, September 27 2008, 4:29PM
“cr0alone i agree with you, Dan's comment had nothing to do with this!!
and as for everyone saying 'Croydon is so bad' it's not just Croydon, every place is bad!!!!!! they need to put killers in prison for LIFE when they take a life, and then they will learn. it's not right that they are taking another innocent person's life. also more council work needs doing, finding out why these kids are the way they are; filled with anger and aggression. i want to do this when i am older, and actually bond with the kids and get to understand them more so i can actually help them!!
parents are not to blame because, when they are at school, you expect them to go there and back with no trouble. when they're in secondary school it's a bit embarrassing haveing your Parents taking you and picking you up from school. please people!!!!
Croydon is no where near as bad as you people are going on. but, the knife grimes NEEDS to stop!!!
.., you cannot even state your name. but, if you read the thing properly the people were in SCHOOL UNIFROM, so how could that be Croydon College!”
by Rachael Thomas, nottingham
Monday, September 15 2008, 10:53AM
“I was just arriving at the station as this happened, what struck me was the intimidating atmosphere, however what struck me most was and general consensus that this was "no big deal" I was extremely frightened by what seemed a lack of control over the whole surroundings. Disapointed that I certainly didn't feel a presence of school children which they so obviously were but a presence of hate, agression and violence”
by Bryan.B, Croydon
Thursday, September 11 2008, 11:48AM
“Life is on a downwards spiral.Prison is a badge of honour,no longer a deterent.Gang culture has spread here from the U.S,its about time U.S sentances were imposed.No bail,no playstations limited association and plenty of lock up.”
by CroAlone, Croydon
Thursday, September 11 2008, 12:16AM
“Dan, Croydon -
Yeah Dan, just look at what your saying...Your comment has nothing to do with this story. If you think it does, you obviously think teenage school kids are scumbags...”
by galtaken, croydon
Wednesday, September 10 2008, 10:36PM
“i have 3 kids still living at home and im so scared to let them out and about they stay on our estate and they dont go into croydon unless they with me and their dad and they are 16,14,and 12 all at the age where they want to go out with friends.you dont have to be a mouthy so and so to be stabbed these people pick on anyone.im a 34 year old woman terrified to go out even in the daytime .”
by The Eclipse, Croydon
Wednesday, September 10 2008, 9:32PM
“Just another day in Croydon.”
by anon, Croydon
Wednesday, September 10 2008, 5:34PM
“CRUSH THE CRIME AND GANGS IN CROYDON!!!!”
by Dan, Croydon
Wednesday, September 10 2008, 5:23PM
“People really need to wake up and grass up all these scumbags in Croydon.
If people take the attitude it's alright for some bloke to sell a bit of Skunk and it's alright to buy nicked gear, then you are funding and creating problems in Croydon.
There are so many ways you can grass these people up for free!
You have DVLA hotline and website for untaxed cars, Benefit Fraud hotline, Crimestoppers for reporting crooks anonymously, Customs and Excise for people doing dodgy fags and booze.
Croydon wake up and grass up the lowlife!”
by blah, CROYDON
Wednesday, September 10 2008, 4:57PM
“Every one is so off track its not even that bad he was at school and no some else doesn't bite the dust. And it was jush some little fight”
by anon, addo
Wednesday, September 10 2008, 1:45PM
“They dont care about films, or adverts or anything else. If they are gonna stab someone they will do it...i say make the laws alot tougher. put these youngsters behind bars, or bring back national service, if they wanna use weapons, they should go to war, and fight like real men.”