London police taped off a section of Ivey Park after a person was stabbed, April 30, 2021. (Photo by Craig Needles, Blackburn News)London police taped off a section of Ivey Park after a person was stabbed, April 30, 2021. (Photo by Craig Needles, Blackburn News)
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Man seriously hurt in Ivey Park stabbing

London police are looking for a suspect after a man was stabbed near the Forks of the Thames on Friday.

Officers were called to Ivey Park around 11:30 a.m. Friday, where they found a man suffering from an apparent stab wound. An officer applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding, and the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries, police confirmed.

As of noon, police did not have a suspect in custody and half a dozen officers could be seen searching the area.

A section of the park has been taped off.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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