{"id":24588,"date":"2018-11-02T15:25:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T15:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=24588"},"modified":"2018-11-02T15:25:08","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T15:25:08","slug":"two-people-stabbed-at-sony-musics-london-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/two-people-stabbed-at-sony-musics-london-hq\/","title":{"rendered":"Two people stabbed at Sony Music\u2019s London HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Witnesses saw one man standing over the victim, stabbing him repeatedly before he was stopped by colleagues. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The incident took place at around 11am today at Sony Music\u2019s headquarters on Derry Street. A man was arrested after the incident in Kensington\u2019s record label\u2019s office. The Metropolitan police said they were called shortly after it happened. The London ambulance and firearm officers arrived at the scene right after the call. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAt this time, we believe two people are injured,\u201d the police said. \u201cOne person, who is believed to be behind the incident, has been arrested and at this stage we are not looking for anyone else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyMirror\/status\/1058323233232039936<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The condition of the injured people are unknown. No firearms were involved and police said the incident is believed to be over. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A member of Sony staff told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/london\/armed-police-called-to-sony-hq-in-west-london-a3979006.html\"><i>Standard<\/i><\/a> he saw a man pinned to the floor in the canteen in the \u201caftermath\u201d of the stabbing and there was \u201cblood everywhere\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Sony Music building began evacuating staff shortly after 11am, because of the violent brawl inside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Police officers with armed with guns crowded Derry Street during the incident.\u00a0They moved out staff\u00a0and blocked off the side street, opposite\u00a0<i>The Independent\u2019<\/i>s offices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/rachaelbee1\/status\/1058318700066029568<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Twitter users posted footage of an individual being taken away in an ambulance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcjohnson0002\/status\/1058360851185319937<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A statement by <i>The Independent<\/i> added: &#8220;Two members of the catering team were involved in a violent altercation. The incident is now in the hands of the Metropolitan Police.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xbLt3cw4xi\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/how-safe-is-your-area-in-london\/\">How safe is your area in London?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How safe is your area in London?&#8221; &#8212; Voice of London\" src=\"https:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/how-safe-is-your-area-in-london\/embed\/#?secret=bR42oabt67#?secret=xbLt3cw4xi\" data-secret=\"xbLt3cw4xi\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Words: Duha Ali | Subbing: Sorcha Gilheany<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witnesses saw one man standing over the victim, stabbing him repeatedly before he was stopped by colleagues. The incident took place at around 11am today at Sony Music\u2019s headquarters on Derry Street. 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