Romford police officer stabbed in neck, man arrested for attempted murder, Digi Mart USA News (Romford, England): A Metropolitan Police officer was stabbed in the neck and taken to hospital during an incident in Romford on Friday afternoon, 13 November, according to a Met Police statement.
Police were called to an address in Mawney Road, Romford, at around 4.16pm following concerns for the welfare of a man. A Met spokesperson said that on arrival, the 21-year-old man threatened police with a sharp object before assaulting an officer.
The officer was taken to hospital with a stab wound to the neck. The Met said his injuries have since been assessed as non life-threatening or life-changing, and he has been discharged.
The 21-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody.
The incident follows a separate case in which a police officer was stabbed in the leg during dawn raids in London and across four counties targeting a suspected organised crime gang. In that operation on Tuesday 29 September, 24 addresses were raided and 17 people were arrested on suspicion of offences including participating in the activities of an organised crime gang and money laundering.
The Met said at the time that those taken to hospital had injuries that were not life-changing.
