Woman fighting for life after being stabbed in the back in London
A WOMAN is fighting for life after being stabbed in the back in North London tonight.GoogleThe attack comes barely 24 hours after a- the third violent death in the capital in just three days.
And tonight, police are again on high alert as they search for the person responsible for the latest attack.A spokesperson said: "The victim, aged in her 40s, had sustained a stab wound to her back after being attacked by a man.The suspect is described as a black man, approximately 6ft 3inches tall, of skinny build and wearing dark clothing, possibly a hooded top.But Cressida Dick insisted figures are falling — with knife-related injuries down 15 per cent on last year.
She told MPs on the Commons Home Affairs Committee she is “cautiously optimistic” that serious knife crime is stabilising in London and other UK cities. But the Commissioner said the past few years had been “deeply worrying” with more younger people involved and more knives on our streets. She added: “The last couple of years undoubtedly have been the highest and most worrying levels in my service. If you look atThere were 44
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