A man has been arrested after a woman was stabbed in the leg in Mitcham.

The 33-year-old victim suffered stab wounds during an attack in Glebe Court, Mitcham, at about 10pm on Friday (January 20).

The London Ambulance Service took her to a south London hospital. She has since been discharged.

James Wall, 22, who is believed to be from Tooting, was arrested in the Weymouth area on Sunday (January 22).

He remains in custody, and will be taken to a London police station in due course, the Metropolitan Police advised.