This is the horrifying moment a group of thugs smash each other with hammers and knives in a drugs-related attack in East London.
The young men were seen savagely grappling in the car park of residential flats in Bethnal Green yesterday evening which left a 28-year-old in hospital with stab wounds.
A man, 28, was later arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs and being concerned in supplying controlled drugs.
The shocking footage shows a young man in a motorbike helmet dart across the car park before smashing the back window of a black Lexus with a baseball bat.
One thug runs out of the car with what appears to be a knife, as a red sheath falls to the ground before he starts making stabbing motions.
The pair grapple on the floor when a third man joins in, this time swinging a hammer at the man who has now had his helmet pulled off.
Another attacker takes part as the victim is pinned down and brutally beaten despite his attempts to escape.
Eventually the trio run back to their car, leaving the victim pacing around the car park, lost baseball bat back in hand.
A group of thugs grapple with a man on the floor in East London as they savagely swing a knife and a hammer at the 28-year-old
The victim collapses to the ground holding his leg and panting as he looks around
Residents flock to him with blankets and scarves trying to apply pressure to a wound at the crease of his neck
He pauses to look in the reflection of a car window before falling to the ground holding his leg.
Panting, he looks around as residents flock to him with blankets and scarves trying to apply pressure to a wound at the crease of his neck.
The Metropolitan Police attended the scene with the London Ambulance Service but the victim’s wounds were considered ‘non-life changing’ when he was taken to hospital.
The police confirmed the investigation is ongoing and have appealed to anyone with information to call 101 quoting reference 5806/19APRIL.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told the East London Advertiser: ‘Police were called to reports of an assault in Old Bethnal Green Road, E2 at around 19:00hrs on Saturday, 19 April.
‘Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service. A 28-year-old man was found at the scene with stab wounds and was taken to hospital for treatment where his condition was deemed non-life changing.
‘A 28-year-old man was later arrested for conspiracy to supply drugs and concerned in supplying controlled drugs.
‘The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to call 101 quoting reference 5806/19APRIL.’
