Golders Green stabbing: Terrorist incident declared after two men are in hospital after being stabbed
Two men were hospitalised after being stabbed in Golders Green, north London.
A terrorist incident has been declared after stabbing incident in Golders Green. A suspect has been arrested after a knife attack in Golders Green, north London. CST took to X and wrote: “There has been a knife attack today in Golders Green. The suspect has been arrested. We would like to thank @shomrimlondon, @Hatzola and @metpoliceuk for their swift response.
“We are working closely with the police and urge anyone with information to contact the police, Shomrim and CST immediately.”
After the knife attack, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said that “we’ve got to do more as a Government and as a country” to protect Jewish people. He also added that: “An attack on Britain’s Jewish community is an attack on us all and our way of life.
“This is happening again and again and again.
“I’d like to thank Hatzola, Shomrim and the emergency services for their swift response – but we’ve got more to do as a Government and as a country.”
Head of Counter Terrorism Policing Laurence Taylor said: “Whilst I must stress this investigation is at an early stage, we are working quickly to understand exactly what happened.
“Thank you to those who were in the area at the time and supported the response to this terrible incident.”
Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams, who leads policing in the area, said: “Our thoughts are with the victims of this horrific attack. We are grateful to officers who swiftly Tasered and arrested the suspect before he could cause further harm.
“We are aware of the significant distress and concern this incident is likely to cause in the face of a number of incidents in the local area. A suspect is in custody, and investigators are considering all possible motives.
“Officers will remain at the scene for some time to carry out further enquiries, speak to local people and offer reassurance.”
According to the Met Police, officers responded to an incident following reports of people stabbed in Highfield Avenue in Golders Green. Armed officers alongside the London Ambulance Service responded at 11:16hrs.
Although no officers were injured, the suspect attempted to stab police officers and was Tasered before he was arrested. Two Jewish men were taken to hospital after being treated for stab wounds at the scene, one man was in his 70s and the other in his 30s. They are believed to be in a stable condition.
The suspect who was Tasered has been taken into custody after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, he is 45-years old. Commissioner for England and Wales Claire Waxman said: “My thoughts are with the victims of today’s horrific antisemitic attack in Golders Green, and with the wider Jewish community who will be deeply shaken by this incident.
“This is yet another attack in a string of disturbing incidents targeting the Jewish community in this country. As a member of the community, I know how relentless and deeply frightening this feels.
“I urge everyone to stand in solidarity with the British Jewish community – not to be bystanders to this hate or to allow it to become normalised and accepted.
“We all have a responsibility to challenge antisemitism and hatred in all its forms, whether online, on our streets, in workplaces, in schools or on university campuses.
“It is now vital that the police and the wider criminal justice system give these attacks the priority and urgency they demand.
“Those responsible must be held to account swiftly and clear reassurance provided to the Jewish community, and more widely, that this hatred will not be tolerated and has no place in this country.”