Police investigating the stabbing of a man following a disturbance in Markfield Recreation Ground, N15 on Saturday, 21 June have arrested a man.
On Saturday, 21 June, officers were patrolling Markfield Recreation Ground, N15.
At approximately 20:00hrs a 22-year-old Polish national was arrested after a man’s kippah was pushed from his head. He has subsequently been charged with racially and religiously aggravated common assault.
At approximately 21:15hrs in another part of the park a privately organised music event was being held. A group of around 20 people, predominantly male and from the Eastern European community, arrived at the location during the course of the event and a disturbance took place.
A short while later, a 24-year-old Polish man who had suffered a stab wound, was found on Markfield Road, N15. He was taken by the London Ambulance Service to an east London hospital. He has since been discharged.
The man, aged 39, was arrested on suspicion of GBH for this stabbing on Wednesday, 25 June has been bailed pending further enquiries to a date in mid-July.
Enquiries so far have established that this man has no affiliation to any of the groups involved in the disturbance; there is also nothing to suggest that the stabbing was motivated by race or nationality.
Enquiries continue into the disturbance, during which items were thrown. Police are not looking for any other suspects in regards to the stabbing at this time.
Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to call Haringey CID on 101. To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.