Five injured in knife attack at Argos warehouse in Croydon
A spokesperson for Argos said the firm was "doing everything we can to support the teams on site" and help police with their investigation.
Thursday 23 January 2025 15:52, UK
A man has been arrested after a knife attack in which five people were injured at an Argos warehouse in Croydon, south London.
One of those who was hurt in the incident, on Thursday morning, told the PA news agency the person who attacked him was "stabbing at me like a serial killer" and that he fought him off by hitting him on the head with a fire extinguisher.
Five people were treated for injuries after the incident at the Argos depot on Marlowe Way in the Beddington area of Croydon.
One was taken to a major trauma centre in London and four others were transported to hospital, the London Ambulance Service said.
Joseph Denton, 29, described being at the site for an audit and hearing shouting from the warehouse.
He said: "We thought we've got to go and help them.
"[The attacker] was stabbing at me, and I was deflecting it. He sliced my finger open and got a couple of other cuts on my arms, and then basically fought him off there.
"I picked up a fire extinguisher and opened the door and hit him on the head with it. There were about six of us all attacking him at this point, and then he ran off."
Police said one of those taken to hospital was a 54-year-old man whose "injuries were deemed non-life-threatening".
It is not clear whether one of those taken for treatment includes the arrested man.
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Asked about the knife, Mr Denton said: "It was literally the size of my face. It was a Rambo knife about eight inches, with all jagged edges.
"He had his thing just stabbing at me like a serial killer," he added.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 10.21am this morning to reports of a stabbing incident in Marlowe Way, Croydon.
"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."
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An air ambulance was seen in nearby Beddington Park, as part of the response.
An Argos spokesperson said: "We're doing everything we can to support the teams on site and gathering as much information as possible to support the police with their investigation."