A teenager has been stabbed five times at a Wandsworth bar previously used as a venue by anti-knife and gun campaigners.
The 18-year-old was leaving a birthday party at Blend Bar in Wandsworth High Street at 3am on Saturday, November 21, when there was a fight with another male youth.
Around 10 to 15 mainly black males of a similar age surrounded him and he was “viciously attacked”, stabbed and knocked to the ground, police say.
Friends took the victim, who was large-built and mixed race, to St George’s Hospital, where he received an urgent, life-saving operation.
At 4am that night, four males from the group of attackers arrived at hospital and were chased off by the victim’s friends.
They sped away in a Silver BMW 3 Series with a partial plate index of 54.
The suspect is described as a mixed race male, 18 years old, with an Afro-style haircut and wearing a blue jacket.
It is understood he had an earlier altercation with the victim inside the party, but it was resolved.
Police said there is no evidence to suggest this latest incident is gang-related.
Blend Bar was used by Sabina's Trust Against Revolvers and Racism, a charity for families who lost loved ones to knives and guns, for a memorial event in September.
To report information, call DC Andy Merriman at Wandsworth CID on 020 8247 8703 or to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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