Man left seriously injured after New Year’s Day machete fight in Oxford Street

A man has been left seriously injured after a machete fight broke out on Oxford Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

Two men were caught fighting with the weapons at around 3am, with one man suffering a catastrophic bleed in the altercation.

Oxford Street was thrown into lockdown, and Bond Street station was also forced to close to New Year’s revellers.

No arrests have been made, with the Metropolitan Police launching an urgent hunt to find the other man.

They later confirmed the victim’s condition is not believed to be life-threatening.

Police dog teams have been scouring for clues along Oxford Street this afternoon after the attack.

Tourists looked on as detectives trawled for CCTV footage of the incident and forensics experts meticulously searched the scene. 

A number of shops including HMV and JD sports have been forced to close because they are inside the crime scene cordon. 

One shop worker told Metro: ‘This is an horrific incident. It’s a bad look for London with all the tourists seeing the police and not being able to shop at some stores. Takings are high on New Year’s Day so it’s a blow to businesses.’

Tourist Silvia, 28, from Portugal told Metro: ‘I come to London for New Year a lot. I love London but this is bad for the image of a city.’ 

A police cordon remains in place from near Bond Street station for a 50 metre stretch of Oxford Street. 

The flagship Boots store on Oxford Street was also shuttered as it was inside the crime scene.

Some people came to pick up their prescriptions but were unable because of the ongoing investigation. 

They said: ‘We were called to Oxford Street at 3:05 a.m. to reports of a fight involving machetes.

‘One man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

‘A crime scene remains in place, and our enquiries are ongoing.’

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