A HAVE-A-GO hero was stabbed while trying to tackle a knifeman during an attack at a warehouse near an Asda supermarket.
A man was arrested today after the attack in Croydon, south London, at 10.21am, police said.
Joseph Denton with his bandaged finger
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Five people were rushed to hospital, including one who was taken to a major trauma unit.
Emergency responders were are the scene outside a Sainsbury’s Argos distribution centre in the Beddington area.
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Joseph Denton told the Sun how he was stabbed in the finger trying to fight off the attacker with a fire extinguisher.
The 29-year-old, from Rayleigh, Essex, was the site for an audit, and described the suspect as being armed with a “Rambo knife”.
Speaking at the scene, he said: “He was trying to stab me like a serial killer.
“I picked up a fire extinguisher and hit him with it. I picked up anything I could find.
“I was stabbed on my finger. He tried to stab me about 20 times but I was lucky to get away with just this.
“He was stabbing people in the warehouse. We locked ourselves in the office.
“It sounded like they were getting killed. We decided to open the door and try help them. At which point he started sprinting towards us.
“He got half way in the door before I could shut it and was trying to stab me. He had a Rambo knife.”
Police were called to Marlowe Way in Beddington on Thursday morning to reports of a stabbing at a warehouse.
Five people were treated for injuries by the London Ambulance Service at the scene, the service said.
One was taken to a major trauma centre in London and four other people were taken to hospital, the London Ambulance Service added.
A 54-year-old man who was taken to hospital had received non-life threatening injuries, the Metropolitan Police said.
The force confirmed a man has been arrested.
A London Ambulance spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.21am this morning (Thursday January 23) to reports of a stabbing incident in Marlowe Way, Croydon.
“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer, members of our Tactical Response Unit and London’s Air Ambulance.
“Our crews treated five patients at the scene, before taking one to a London major trauma centre and four to other hospitals.”
A force spokesperson said: “At 10:15hrs on Thursday, 23 January, officers responded to reports of a stabbing at a commercial address on Marlowe Way, Beddington.
“Officers are on scene with the London Ambulance Service to treat four injured people.
“The suspect has been arrested.”
An Argos spokesperson said: “We’re doing everything we can to support the teams on site and gathering as much information as possible to support the police with their investigation.”
An air ambulance landed in Beddington Park.
Asda has also been approached for a comment.
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