Five people in south London were hospitalised following a stabbing in Croydon. According to the police, a man was arrested following the attack near an Asda supermarket in Croydon. 

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London's Ambulance Service said that of the five people hospitalised, one was taken to a major trauma centre in London.

Motive of stabbing not yet known

“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer, members of our Tactical Response Unit and London’s Air Ambulance,” the service said.

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The motive behind the stabbing was not yet known.

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Speaking to The Guardian, a London Ambulance Service spokesperson said, “We were called at 10.21 am this morning to reports of a stabbing incident in Marlowe Way, Croydon."

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“Our crews treated five patients at the scene before taking one to a major trauma centre in London and four to other hospitals,” the spokesperson added. 

Southport stabbing suspect faces sentencing

The stabbing came hours after a teenager faced sentencing for killing three girls at a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport on July 29 last year. 

Axel Rudakubana, 18, sat in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court in northwest England, dressed in a gray prison tracksuit and with his head between his knees, as a judge prepared to sentence him for the attack. 

But as prosecutors began outlining the evidence, Rudakubana interrupted by shouting from the dock that he felt ill and wanted to see a paramedic.

Rudakubana faces decades in prison. 

(With inputs from agencies)