A 19-year-old man was found with “life-changing injuries” after it was alleged a machete was used to strike his hand off at the wrist in Golding Street, Whitechapel at 5.45pm on Sunday.
Footage on social media showed a hooded man sitting on a curb nursing his arm and surrounded by a pool of his own blood.
Two men were taken to hospital. Police have launched an investigation into the footage, but said no arrests had been made at this time.
A councillor wrote on Facebook that locals had cornered a man who had reportedly brought a machete to the scene.
“Yeah…you don’t mess with the people of Tower Hamlets.
On a more serious note: Armed with machetes, this group has allegedly targeted innocent people in that area a few times. Locals decided to take matters into their own hands.
Nobody should ever condone vigilantism like this but it should also be a lesson for people who carry knives: your weapon can easily be turned against you.”
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