The front entrance of Harrow on the Hill station was closed off by police this evening after a woman was assaulted with a bottle.
Harrow Bus Station was also briefly closed off by police after the assault which happened at around 5:00pm.
Images and footage sent to Harrow Online showed at least four police vehicles on College Road, outside the bus station along with ambulances at the scene.
According to one member of the Harrow Online Group on Facebook, there was ‘blood everywhere’ and police were seen rushing to the station.
Several bus routes were affected during the closure of the bus station which has now reopened, step-free access between the bus station and the ticket hall was also temporarily unavailable due to the incident.
The station fully reopened at around 8:50pm.
A spokesperson for Met Police said in a statement, “Police were called at approximately 17:00hrs on Wednesday, 16 October to reports of a woman assaulted with a bottle outside Harrow-on-the-Hill Underground Station.
“Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and the woman was taken to hospital for treatment – her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
“A woman was arrested at the scene on suspicion of GBH – she remains in custody.
“A crime scene remains in place.
“Enquiries into the circumstances continue.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or ‘X’ @MetCC and quote CAD 5717/16Oct. You can also provide information anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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