Man stabbed while stopping shoplifter at Kilburn Boots

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 10:48 · Archive

A 58-year-old man was stabbed at a Boots pharmacy on Kilburn High Road while trying to stop a shoplifter.

A 58-year-old man was stabbed at Boots on Kilburn High Road in North West London on Friday morning while attempting to prevent a shoplifter from leaving the store. The incident happened at around 10.30am on 30 October. Officers from the Metropolitan Police responded alongside the London Ambulance Service, who treated the victim at the scene before taking him to hospital.

The man's injuries were assessed as non-life changing. He had intervened alongside the pharmacy's security staff to stop the suspect fleeing with goods. According to MyLondon, the Boots store remained open and continued trading as normal following the incident.

The suspect fled the scene and remains at large. The Metropolitan Police has made no arrests and confirmed that urgent enquiries are ongoing to locate the person responsible for the stabbing.

How it is being reported

• Good Samaritan stabbed in Kilburn Boots while trying to help staff stop a shoplifterThe suspect is at large with police hunting them as a matter of 'urgency'MyLondon · 1 Nov, 10:22
• Man stabbed while trying to stop shoplifter at London high street BootsA man was stabbed while trying to stop a shoplifter at a pharmacy on Kilburn High Road.This Is Local London · 30 Oct, 15:30

In this story: Boots · Kilburn High Road · Metropolitan Police · London Ambulance Service · North West London

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