The opening ‘Family Day’ of this year’s Notting Hill Carnival got off to a violent, crime-ridden start, with three people being stabbed and 90 people arrested.The Mailhas more.
The Met said they are aware of three stabbings which have seen a 32 year-old woman in hospital in a life-threatening condition and a 29 year-old man in hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The condition of a 24 year-old man who was stabbed in currently unknown.
The 90 arrests made so far are for the following offences: four sexual offences, 10 assaults on emergency workers, 18 possessions of an offensive weapon, eight possessions of class A drugs, 13 possessions of class B drugs, five possessions of other drugs, four possessions of nitrous oxide, eight possessions of drugs with intent to supply, one theft, six assaults, four robberies, one public order offence and eight “other offences”. …
Notting Hill is one of the longest-running street parties in the U.K. and celebrates Caribbean culture with vividly costumed performers taking part in a parade through the streets with dancing and music.
But carnivals in the past have also been marred by violence. There were eight stabbings and 275 arrests at the 2023 event and 7,000 Met Police officers are set to be deployed onto the streets of Kensington.
Despite the high number of arrests and heavy police presence, a retired Met Police detective chief inspector has alleged that officers are hesitant to make arrests during the event for fears of being called racist.
Mike Neville spoke to the Daily Telegraph where he leaned into the growing conspiracy theory that two-tier policing exists in Britain.
He said: “If the behaviour of the Notting Hill Carnival was replicated at football matches or any other event it would be banned.”
Stop Press: The 32 year-old mother stabbed at the carnival and now in hospital fighting for her life was with her young child when she was attacked, reveals the Telegraph.
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