Victim of stabbing at asylum hotel is a support worker, local MP says

A support staff worker has been stabbed at a Surrey hotel used to house asylum seekers, a local MP has said.

Armed officers from Surrey Police were called to the hotel, in Staines, at 6.30pm on Saturday to a report of a stabbing, the force said.

Police said a man in his 30s had been taken to hospital with “life-threatening injuries”.

A Somali man, in his 20s, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody.

Conservative MP Lincoln Jopp posted a video on Facebook on Sunday in which he said the victim of the stabbing was a support staff worker.

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He said he received a phone call on Saturday from the chief constable of Surrey Police informing him of the stabbing.

Mr Jopp, MP for Spelthorne, said “one of the support staff who work here was stabbed”, and that “one of the people who live here was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder”.

Police previously said they were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident, and asked anyone with information to get in touch.

Detective Superintendent Kate Hyder said on Saturday: “We understand this incident has caused concern within the local community, and I encourage you to speak to local officers.”

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