Snaresbrook Crown Court
A 60-year-old man has been stabbed outside Snaresbrook Crown Court.
The man is believed to have been due to appear this afternoon (September 8) on charges of child sex abuse.
He is reported to have stumbled into the court’s reception where staff called an ambulance at around 1.30pm.
The man was taken to hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
No arrests have been made in connection with the incident which is being investigated by police.
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