Violence At Notting Hill Carnival As 450 Are Arrested And 43 Officers Are Injured

 The Notting Hill Carnival was marred by shocking violence yesterday as a brutal fight broke out in the street, police found a Taser gun and more than 450 people were arrested - the highest total in at least 15 years.

Two people were arrested after the weapon – which is designed to temporarily incapacitate someone through an electrical current - was confiscated by officers during the two-day event in West London.
Police and paramedics were on patrol throughout but struggled to keep the peace at the largest carnival in Europe, which was celebrating its 50th anniversary.

The MP for Kensington, Victoria Borwick, today warned the event cannot go on ‘if it’s simply a crime-fest’, adding that she was ‘very concerned’ for a 16-year-old boy stabbed in the stomach with a deadly Zombie Killer knife.

A man was caught on camera kicking a fellow reveller as he fell to the ground during the scuffle, and a black Audi - which was parked on the street near the famous event - was completely covered in paint. 

 There were 284 arrests at the carnival, including 108 drugs offences, 64 offensive weapon (blade) offences, 26 public order offences, 18 nitrous oxide offences, 17 assaults on police and six sexual offences.
Meanwhile there were also arrests made for drunk driving, theft, actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm, criminal damage, robbery and going equipped for theft.

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