Man held over woman's stabbing

A 36-year-old man was arrested by police after a young mother was stabbed up to seven times by a mugger who attacked her in broad daylight on a crowded commuter bus.

The 22-year-old woman was knifed by a man after she chased him through the streets in a bid to recover the handbag he had snatched from her moments earlier.

After she and a friend had grappled with the man, retrieving the bag, the young woman was followed on to the bus in Kennington, south London by her attacker. Then, in front of her five-month-old baby, the man stabbed the woman repeatedly before running off.

Police detained the suspect at about 10.10pm. He is currently being held at a central London police station.

The woman, who was taken to an unnamed hospital, is said to be in a stable condition. Her baby, who was uninjured, is being cared for by other members of their family.

Scotland Yard said: "The victim was getting on the number 3 bus with a friend and her five-month-old baby, who was in a pram, when a black man approached her.

"The man stole the victim's bag from her shoulder and got off the bus. The man was pursued by the victim and her friend, who managed to get the victim's bag back.

"Once in possession of her bag, the victim got back on to the bus. The suspect followed her on to the bus and proceeded to stab her about six or seven times."

The incident happened at about 10.45am on Monday.

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