Woman and one-year-old baby stabbed in west London knife attack (UPDATE)

Richard Hartley-Parkinson
Metro
Tue, 05 Jun 2018 09:16 UTC

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Blood can be seen on the wall at the entrance to the flat where a woman and a baby were stabbed

A manhunt is under way after a woman and baby were stabbed in west London.

The woman, in her 30s, and a one-year-old boy were found suffering stab injuries at a residential address in the London Borough of Hounslow on Monday evening.

The Metropolitan Police said the boy remains in a critical condition, while the woman's injures are not life threatening.

Police were still at the scene this morning as the investigation continues.

Blood could be seen on the wall and floor at the entrance to a flat in Swinfield Close in Hanworth.

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Police are this morning at the scene investigating the stabbings

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FILE PHOTO: The Metropolitan Police said the boy remains in a critical condition, while the woman’s injuries are not life threatening

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A manhunt is now underway for whoever is behind the stabbing in Hounslow on Monday evening

Police and paramedics were called to the scene at around 7.12pm following a report concerning residents' safety.

At the scene they found the woman and infant suffering knife wounds and the pair were rushed hospital in west London by the Air Ambulance Service.

A witness told Sky News: 'I heard a lot of screaming and crying, it was quite distressing to hear.'

Local Tim Stollery tweeted: 'As much as I like spotting the helicopters overhead, it can't be a good thing seeing both @NPASRedhill G-POLF & @LDNairamb G-HMS in attendance over #Hanworth #Feltham #Oriel this evening.

'Fingers crossed whoever might be on board makes a good recovery.'

The Met said officers are now looking for a man who is known to live at the address and the three are believed to have been known to each other.

According to reports officers flooded the area and pictures showed police dog handlers at the scene.

No arrests have been made.

Police remained at the address on Monday night as investigators sealed off the crime scene.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Hounslow Police on 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 6981/4June or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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UPDATE (June 7): Man Arrested for Double Attack Was Pakistani National Awaiting Deportation

Police have arrested 25-year-old Rehan Kahn after the attempted murder of a one-year-old boy and his mother Monday evening sparked a national media appeal and manhunt.

Khan handed himself into a West London police station Wednesday morning after his mugshot was released by Metropolitan Police, and as details about the Pakistani migrant and his relationship with the attacked woman and child were reported in the British press.

Neighbours of the stabbed woman in Felham, South-West London said suspect Redhan Kahn was the estranged husband to her, and father of the baby, which remains in critical condition after being airlifted to hospital, according to reports in the Daily Mail and Metro newspapers.

According to those who knew the family, Khan's application for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom had been rejected just days before. He had applied for the status to stay in the United Kingdom through his British citizen, Belgian-origin estranged wife but had been turned down on the basis that he had beat the woman in the past, according to reports.

When appealing to the public for information about Khan, Police warned the suspected attacker should not be approached.

One witness to the immediate aftermath of the attack reported police officers breaking down in tears after witnessing the crime scene, and blood-smeared walls inside the house.