HE WAS JUST TRYING TO STOP A SUSPECTED SHOPLIFTER FROM WALKING OUT OF BOOTS — BUT SECONDS LATER, THE 58-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS LEFT WITH ST*B WOUNDS IN A SHOCKING ATTACK INSIDE THE KILBURN STORE! What should have been an ordinary day at the Boots store in Kilburn took a terrifying turn when a man reportedly confronted someone suspected of shoplifting. Instead of ending with the suspected thief leaving or being detained, the encounter escalated into violence, leaving the 58-year-old seriously injured. Now, the circumstances surrounding the confrontation are drawing attention, particularly the moment the man allegedly tried to intervene. As police investigate the incident, questions remain about exactly how the situation escalated so suddenly inside the busy high-street shop.

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Metropolitan Police are hunting a suspect after a 58-year-old man was stabbed inside a Boots store on Kilburn High Road in London.

Boots store on Kilburn High Road in London.

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A 58-year-old man was stabbed inside a Boots store on Kilburn High Road in London.(Image: GOOGLE MAPS)

A man was stabbed while reportedly trying to stop a shoplifter in a Boots store in London.

The 58-year-old was attacked at the pharmacy on Kilburn High Road at around 10.30am on October 30, after intervening alongside security staff, police say.

Paramedics were also deployed to the scene where they treated the man with stab wounds. He was taken to hospital where his injures were deemed as non-life changing.

The suspect remains at large, with police continuing their enquiries. According to MyLondon, the Boots store remained open and traded as usual.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “At around 10.30am officers were called to reports of a stabbing at a pharmacy in Kilburn High Road, Kilburn.

“Officers responded alongside the London Ambulance Service and found a 58-year-old man with stab wounds.

“He was taken to hospital for treatment where his injuries were deemed non-life changing.

“The 58-year-old member of the public is understood to have intervened alongside the store’s security staff to prevent a shoplifter from leaving the pharmacy.

“There have been no arrests at this time, but urgent enquiries are ongoing to locate the suspect.”

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.29am on Friday, October 30 to reports of a stabbing on Kilburn High Road.

“We sent an ambulance crew and a paramedic in a fast response car. We treated a patient at the scene before taking him to a local hospital”.