Boy, 14, charged after four stabbed at KFC on busy high street in broad daylight ‘knife attack’ & 7 arrested

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged after four people were stabbed in an alleged broad daylight attack at a KFC. The horror unfolded on Bromley High Street, in South East London, last Thursday as emergency services descended on the scene. A teenage boy has been charged after four people were stabbed at KFC in South London Credit: PA Three teenagers and a 21-year-old man were raced to hospital following the horror incident Credit: Darren Fletcher Officers were called shortly after 2pm where three teenage boys, aged 14 to 17, and a 21-year-old man were found with stab wounds. The man – who was said to be in critical condition – and the teenagers were all raced to hospital for treatment. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! However, the man’s injuries have since been deemed non-life-threatening while the three teens have been discharged. A 14-year-old boy has now been charged following the shocking incident, the Met Police said on Monday. Seven people were also arrested in the aftermath with six now released on bail Credit: PA Officers and forensics swarmed the scene last Thursday Credit: Unknown He was charged with one count of affray and two counts of threatening a person with a bladed article or offensive weapon in a public place. Eight people – including those injured – were also arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Six of those have now been released on conditional bail while the police investigation continues. The 14-year-old boy appeared before Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Saturday and will appear at the same court again on Wednesday. Most read in The Sun Emergency services swarmed the busy high street on Thursday afternoon, following reports of an “altercation”. Witnesses described loud bangs and screams of horror as the altercation spilled into an alleyway in The Mall shopping centre. Barber George Ioannou, who manages Antonio’s barber shop next to the fast food joint, said witnesses fled to his shop to seek safety. The 26-year-old told The Sun: “A woman came in crying and saying, ‘Lock the doors’. “I locked the door. She was very upset. I believe it started inside KFC. Emergency services descended on the scene shortly after 2pm Forensics were later snapped at the scene examining evidence Credit: Darren Fletcher “The police have been in but only to see if I had been outside.” A witness, who did not want to be named, said the altercation moved from the fast food chain to a side street at the shopping centre. Another witness wrote on X that there were “endless sirens”, adding a police drone had been flying around the area. Police set up a cordon around part of Bromley High Street and the side road the attackers are thought to have used in a bid to flee the scene. Forensic police were later seen examining evidence, including a rucksack, inside the fast food restaurant. Officers continue to appeal for any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.