{"id":796678,"date":"2026-10-09T05:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T05:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/796678\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T05:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T05:00:21","slug":"arrest-almost-30-miles-away-after-double-stabbing-in-sevenoaks-leaves-man-fighting-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/796678\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest almost 30 miles away after double stabbing in Sevenoaks leaves man fighting for life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A suspect has been arrested almost 30 miles from the scene of a double stabbing following a manhunt as a man fights for his life.<\/p>\n<p>Two men were taken to hospital after the incident, with one suffering life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 3487 2409\" alt=\"Forensics in Borough Green, Sevenoaks, on Thursday morning after a double stabbing\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"YDKHEY7DRSBGJ1N8XL02.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.45\"\/>Forensics in Borough Green, Sevenoaks, on Thursday morning after a double stabbing<\/p>\n<p>Police confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentonline.co.uk\/sevenoaks\/news\/arrested-almost-30-miles-away-after-double-stabbing-leaves-m-346065\/kentonline.co.uk\/sevenoaks\/news\/armed-police-descend-on-residential-street-346038\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">officers were called at about 7.40am to a private address<\/a> in Sevenoaks Road today.<\/p>\n<p>It followed reports of a domestic incident inside a property near the road\u2019s junction with Western Road.<\/p>\n<p>Firearms officers and a police helicopter were immediately involved in a manhunt to find the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>The force has now confirmed a 46-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the stabbings.<\/p>\n<p>The man was arrested at 6.25pm in Walworth Road, London, following extensive inquiries &#8211; almost 30 miles away.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 4032 2782\" alt=\"Police in Sevenoaks Road near its junction with Western Road in Borough Green. Picture: Sean McPolin\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"IGJIS3N8V7KZU89DVEXS.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.45\"\/>Police in Sevenoaks Road near its junction with Western Road in Borough Green. Picture: Sean McPolin<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 909 627\" alt=\"Sevenoaks Road where it joins with Maidstone Road, near the High Street, in Borough Green, is shut off. Picture: Sean McPolin\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"4SHT36465ZDUYRT4PFTA.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.45\"\/>Sevenoaks Road where it joins with Maidstone Road, near the High Street, in Borough Green, is shut off. Picture: Sean McPolin<\/p>\n<p>He remains in custody while inquiries continue.<\/p>\n<p>When KentOnline visited the scene earlier today, five police cars were in attendance, with three parked in Western Road and two along Sevenoaks Road.<\/p>\n<p>One of the victims was taken to a London hospital with life-threatening injuries, while a second man was taken to a local hospital and a woman sustained minor arm and facial injuries.<\/p>\n<p>A man who lives nearby and did not want to be named said: \u201cWe left for the school run at about 8.20am and there were loads of police and a helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we got back, they were still here, but we have no idea what has happened.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A suspect has been arrested almost 30 miles from the scene of a double stabbing following a manhunt&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":796679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[924,59,57,58,191,3527,50,3865,3866,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-796678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-crime","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-kent","tag-malling","tag-news","tag-sevenoaks","tag-tonbridge","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/796679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}