Three arrested after knife attack on social worker and police

Assault place took in Wood Green, north London after social worker, 61, tried to check on vulnerable children

A 61-year-old man who was injured in a knife attack in north London was a social worker trying to check on the welfare of vulnerable children, the Metropolitan police have said.

The man, who was stabbed several times, and two police officers were taken to hospital after they were allegedly assaulted by another man on Friday evening.