WALTHAMSTOW: Stabbed teenager in serious condition

10:10am Friday 25th July 2008

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A TEENAGER is in a serious condition after being stabbed during a street brawl.

A member of the public reported seeing a large fight between a large number of black youths in Brettenham Road at midnight last night (Thursday).

Police officers and ambulance crews arrived to find a teenager with stab wounds.

The 18-year-old was taken to Whipps Cross University Hospital and is still receiving treatment for facial injuries

Daniela Olieeros, 23, of Brettenham Road, was sitting in her living room when she heard lots of shouting and swearing in the street.

She said: “I head them coming down the road and they were shouting that they were going to beat people up. They were talking about a girl, and called her a b****.”

Mrs Olieeros looked out of her window and saw a group of 15 to 20 black men, aged between about 16 and 21. She said they all seemed to know one another, and were dressed in jeans and t-shirts.

“Some had no shirts on like they were ready to fight”, she said. “I got really anxious because I could see them coming en masse and was wondering what they were going to do.”

She telephoned the police who arrived shortly afterwards and closed off one end of the road. Shortly after, the group could be heard getting away from the police.

She said: “They came back and I heard more shouting. It was really scary. They were throwing bottles and throwing stuff against a car. They were still cursing a girl, and one was saying he was going to kill her.”

Many other residents were kept awake by the noise of the group fighting and police sirens. No arrests have been made and police say they are keeping an open mind about the motive.

The road was closed from until about 4am while officers investigated.

Did you see the fight? Do you have any information about it? Please call the newsdesk on 8498 3430