A man was stabbed in the town centre of Croydon last night at the opening of the new controversial video game Grand Theft Auto 4.
Queues of people waiting outside Gamestation in George Street saw the man staggering around covered in blood as they waited to get their hands on the latest copy of the game.
He was carrying a knife, which was also reportedly covered in blood.
It is thought some people in the queue thought the stabbing was a stunt and part of a show put on by Gamestation staff.
But they realised he was not an actor when four police cars and a van screeched up to the store.
Eyewitness Malcolm Critchell was at the store with his nephew, Jordan.
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He said: "While waiting outside the store, a man stood next to us and was covered from shoulder to belly in blood.
"Myself and others thought it was a show to promote the game but when we looked closer, he had been knifed repeatedly.
"Later on, a police officer came to us and asked everyone if they saw what happened to the man with the knife. I purchased my game, left the store and asked a poilce officer about what had happened.
"It was actually real. We were told he had been rude to some bloke, to which he was knifed. He then went home, grabbed a kitchen knife and went looking for this person."
Police have confirmed a man was attacked in the early hours of this morning.
Were you at the opening? Did you see what happened? Call the newsdesk on 020 8330 9557 or leave your comments below.
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