Further developments have been made after the report of the altercation in Selfridges last night. The police have now made eight arrests, and it has been revealed that someone was stabbed during the encounter.
The footage of the incident was initially posted on Twitter. In one the clips, a man was seen holding a knife and pointing it in the direction of some others.The encounter took place in front of many shoppers who were shocked at the scenes.
A man was also seen to through a mannequin on the floor at one point, and then two men proceeded to fight.The Met Police have spoken about the stabbing, and have confirmed that the individual is not in a life-threatening condition, and was stabbed in his leg.The man is now being held in custody after being arrested on suspicion of affray.In addition to this, seven people have been detained on suspicion of GBH including a 21-year-old man;20-year-old man; an 18-year-old man; a 20-year-old man; a 22-year-old man; a 26-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman.An official statement from the Met Police said:
"Police were called at approximately 7.35pm on Saturday, 8 May to reports of a fight at a store in Oxford Street, W1.
"Officers attended the scene and found a male with a stab injury to the leg.
"He has been taken to hospital for treatment – his condition is not thought to be serious.
"He is one of seven people arrested as part of this investigation for offences including affray."