London Ambulance Service has issued an update after a man was stabbed in Charlton, leaving him in a critical condition for a third day.

Emergency services, including London’s Air Ambulance, were called to a residential address in Kashmir Road at around 9am on Saturday, May 25.

The first paramedic arrived on the scene in less than five minutes.

At the scene, paramedics found a man, aged in his 40s, who was injured.

He was taken to a major trauma centre as a priority.

Police have confirmed that his condition remains critical.

An investigation was launched, and a man was arrested.

Marcus Miskin, 23, was charged with attempted murder yesterday (Monday, May 28).

He will appear in custody today (Tuesday, May 28) at Bromley Magistrates’ Court.

Both men were known to each other.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 8.55am on Saturday (25 May) to reports of a stabbing in Kashmir Road, Charlton.

“We sent a number of resources including an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer to the scene.

“We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

“The first paramedic arrived in less than five minutes.

“We treated a patient at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority.”