Boy, 13, is fighting for life in hospital after he was attacked with metal pole as 35-year-old man is arrested
- Scotland Yard said officers were called to Streatham around 3.30pm yesterday
- 13-year-old boy taken to hospital and police say his condition is life-threatening
- Man, 35, arrested and in custody on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm
A teenage boy is fighting for his life in a hospital after police were called to reports of a man attacking people with a metal pole.
Scotland Yard said officers were called to Leigham Court Road in Streatham, London, at around 3.30pm on Wednesday.
A 13-year-old boy was treated at the scene for a head injury before being taken to hospital where police say his condition has been assessed as life-threatening.
Police officers pictured at the scene on Leigham Court Road in Streatham, London, following reports of a man attacking people with a metal pole. A 35-year-old has been arrested
A 35-year-old man has been arrested and taken into custody on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
Lambeth Police wrote on Twitter yesterday: ‘A 13yo boy was found with a head injury. He was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.
‘The boy’s condition has been assessed as life-threatening. A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing GBH.
‘He has been taken into custody.’