Man stabbed in head after being ambushed by gang in broad daylight attack

A man has been stabbed in the head near a college after being ambushed by a gang in a broad daylight attack.

The 20-year-old victim was set upon in Harlow, Essex, where he was also knifed several times in the torso, back and hands.

The young man was rushed to hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

No arrests have been made in relation to the incident which took place less than half-a-mile from Harlow College.

Police believe a group of six to eight men in their late teens or early 20s are behind this afternoon’s attack (June 6).

The news comes after a man was also stabbed near a Lidl in Norbury, south London today.

Horrified shoppers rushed to help the bloke who was also in his 20s.

According to the Sun, there has been a surge in knife crime since lockdown began to ease as there have been as many as 18 stabbings in one week in London.

Met Police Federation chairman Ken Marsh warned a “perfect storm” as he told The Sun Online: “You’ve got a minority of people who are crime orientated who have been hindered in what they want to do for quite a long time, in relation to drug dealing and everything else.

“And it creates this perfect storm of all these people coming back out onto the streets, thinking they can just do what they want.

“We’re seeing it unfold, with the weather, it’s getting a lot nicer you’re going to see a lot more people out.

“They couldn’t freely move around so now we’re seeing them back out and about. And you’re seeing this play out and become more.

“They don’t like being micro-managed and they’re letting loose and you’re seeing the aftermath of that, and the stabbings that are taking place, retaliations and everything that goes with it.”