Police were called to Hilldene Avenue at the junction of Newbury Road, Harold Hill, at about 5.16pm on August 15 to reports of a man stabbed. Emergency services found a 46-year-old man with a slash injury to his face, who was treated at the scene before being taken to a hospital. Thankfully, his condition was assessed as non life-threatening and non life-changing, which should bring some relief to the local community after such a traumatic incident.