Merstham stabbing incident - Young man taken to hospital

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An investigation is underway after a young man was stabbed near a train station.

Police were called to Merstham High Street shortly before 4.45pm on September 2 by South East Coast Ambulance Service.

Paramedics treated a 19-year-old man for injuries consistent with a stabbing. 

He was taken to hospital for treatment, with the details of his condition currently unconfirmed. 

Surrey Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the stabbing and where exactly it happened, as officers currently believe the incident did not occur on the High Street. 

A spokesperson said: "Officers were called to Merstham High Street shortly before 4.45pm on Wednesday, 2 September by the South East Coast Ambulance Service, who were providing medical care to a 19-year-old man with injuries consistent with a stabbing. He was taken to hospital for treatment.

"An investigation is underway to establish the exact circumstances of this incident, including the exact location, which is not believed to be on Merstham High Street."

If you have any information that might assist police enquiries, please contact them quoting PR/45260106932.

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