Person killed in stabbing on Askew Road

Askew Road on Tuesday evening; Photograph Steve Anderson

Person killed and two others in hospital following stabbing on Askew Road

One person has been confirmed dead and two others have been hospitalised in a stabbing on Askew Road on the border of Chiswick and Shepherd’s Bush this morning.

The London Ambulance Service were called at 8:22 am today to reports of a stabbing. Paramedics were sent to the scene and London’s air ambulance was also dispatched, with ambulance crews arriving in less than five minutes.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said:

“We treated three people in total. We took two patients to hospital but sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a patient was pronounced dead at the scene”.

In a nearby Sainsbury’s local people told The Chiswick Calendar young children fled the flat where a woman was stabbed. Reportedly, they were taken in by a cafe owner nearby to keep them safe.

Police closed the road and stopped drivers entering and cordoned off an area that began at Davisville road and included Haydn Park Road.

From Google Maps

A local shop owner told The Chiswick Calendar the street is always busy at that time in the morning, especially around the Gail’s and cafes in the area where there was a heavy police presence this morning.

Residents who had come out to see what was going on, who had heard police sirens this morning were shocked. A resident told us the area is “a lovely place to live” with another saying that they usually “feel safe in the area”.

Askew Road on Tuesday morning; Photograph Annabel Moody