A man has been attacked by a group of men with baseball bats just before a 17-year-old boy was stabbed in Thamesmead.

Officers were called to the attack in Seacourt Road at around 12.30pm today (March 13) and a man was found uninjured.

Five minutes later at 12.35pm, police were called to Southmere Drive by London Ambulance Service crews.

A boy was found injured with stab wounds and he was taken to hospital for further treatment.

His injuries were later assessed as non life-threatening.

No arrests have been made as police enquiries into the circumstances continue.

A section 60 order has been put into place in certain areas of Thamesmead, Erith, and Abbey Wood.

This means police can stop and search anyone within the area without needing to have reasonable grounds.

It has been in place since 1.30pm today (March 13) and will last until 10pm tomorrow (March 14).

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called to Seacourt Road, Thamesmead, 12.32hrs on Wednesday, 13 March to reports of a man being attacked by a group of men with baseball bats.

“A man was found uninjured.

“Five minutes later, officers were called to Southmere Drive, SE2, by London Ambulance Service (LAS) to reports of a stabbing.

“Officers attended. A 17-year-old boy was found with stab wounds. He has been taken to hospital.

"His injuries have been assessed as non life-threatening.

“A crime scene has been put in place. There have been no arrests. Enquiries continue.

“A Section 60 order has been put in place in the Thamesmead area until 04.30hrs on 14 March.”

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 12:35 this afternoon (March 13) to reports of an incident at Cygnet Square, SE2.

“We dispatched resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car, and an incident response officer. We also dispatched a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance.

“We treated a patient at the scene before taking them to a major trauma centre.”