Three men arrested as woman, 32, remains in critical condition after Notting Hill Carnival stabbing

Three men have been arrested on Tuesday after a 32-year-old woman was stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival in front of her young child.

The Metropolitan Police said the woman remains in hospital in a critical condition after being stabbed just before 6pm on Sunday on Golborne Road.

Officers believe the woman was “caught up in the most awful violence” during a brawl between two groups of men. It is not clear if the woman is known to them, Scotland Yard said.

A 20-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and violent disorder, while a 22-year-old and 24-year old were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.

Officers deployed in Golborne Road, W10, were made aware of a woman who had been stabbed shortly before 6pm on Sunday.

On Tuesday morning, the three men were detained in Hammersmith and Fulham at separate addresses, and currently remain in custody.

Commander Charmain Brenyah, the Met’s Notting Hill Carnival spokesperson, said the woman “came to Carnival to have fun, with her young child, and was caught up in the most awful violence”.

She said: “Our thoughts, first and foremost, are with the woman who is fighting for her life in hospital and with her loved ones. She came to Carnival to have fun, with her young child, and was caught up in the most awful violence.

“These arrests are a significant step in the investigation. They are the result of a determined effort by detectives who have worked around the clock to identify, locate and arrest these suspects.

“We should not underestimate how much more difficult those vital early stages of an investigation are when they take place in the context of a busy, crowded event like Carnival,” Cmdr Brenyah added.

Eight stabbings were reported at this year’s carnival, which is two less than the 10 last year. On Monday 230 arrests were made, including 49 for possession of an offensive weapon, 37 for assault on an emergency worker and eight sexual offences, Sky News reported.

7,000 police officers were on duty for the bank holiday event, which drew around one million people to west London.