Police have issued an update on the condition of a 23-year-old man who was stabbed in Croydon.

The incident happened in George Street at around 1.55pm yesterday (October 1).

Officers and London Ambulance Service crews attended and found a man who had been stabbed.

He was rushed to hospital for treatment where his condition was initially unknown.

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police confirmed today (October 2) that his injuries are believed to be non life threatening.

No arrests have been made as police enquiries continue.

The full Metropolitan Police statement says: “Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at about 13:55hrs on Tuesday, 1 October to reports of a man stabbed on George Street in Croydon.

“Officers attended. The 23-year-old man was taken to hospital by the LAS; we await an update on his condition.

“A crime scene is in place.

“There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.

“Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 reference CAD 3728/01Oct.”

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 1.53pm today (Tuesday 1 October) to reports of an incident in George Street, Croydon.

“We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews and an incident response officer.

“The first of our crews arrived in five minutes.

“Our crews treated a man at the scene, before taking him to a London major trauma centre as a priority.”