Police have arrested a suspect earlier this evening after a stabbing in New Malden.

A Metropolitan Police helicopter assisted in the search for a person, alleged to have been involved in a stabbing in Connaught Road.

On Twitter Aurencear said at 9.12pm: "The cops are chasing someone around my bit of new malden.

"Coptor [sic} overhead and roads clogged with flashing lighted cars."

The stabbing is reported to have happened at the Kentucky Fried Chicken takeaway shop in the High Street.

Kaydeelomonaidy tweeted: "Just saw someone get stabbed in New Malden, all I wanted was KFC."

The MPS helicopter tweeted: Re the search in New Malden, we can confirm that the suspect has been arrested."

Police were reported to have been searching underneath a train at New Malden train station.

South West Trains tweeted: "Delays through New Malden towards Kingston/Surbiton due to a police incident on train in front."

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