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South London shopkeeper ‘stable’ after stabbing

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A shopkeeper was stabbed at Portland Wines, South Norwood in London on Wednesday evening (16 July), according to reports from the ambulance service and Facebook group South Norwood net. The incident reportedly followed an altercation when the attacker was using the card machine at the…

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