Police Confirm 5 Stabbings and Further Arrests at Notting Hill Carnival

Five people have been stabbed on the closing day of the Notting Hill Carnival, with three people overall remaining in a life-threatening condition, the police have confirmed. On Monday, the Metropolitan Police reported, on social media platform X, five stabbings, where some victims sustained slash wounds, and an incident involving a corrosive substance. In its latest update, the police said that two people, stabbed on Monday, and a 32-year-old woman stabbed on Sunday are in life-threatening condition. “This was supposed to be ‘family day’—a celebration suitable for all ages. One of those in hospital, a 32-year-old woman whose condition remains critical, was at Carnival with her young child. We are tired of saying the same words every year. We are tired of telling families that their loved ones are seriously injured, or worse. We are tired of seeing crime scenes at Carnival,” said Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan....