A woman in her 40s has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Muswell Hill. 

Police were called to reports of an assault in St James Lane just after 8pm yesterday (November 27). 

London Ambulance Service crews also attended and found a woman who had been stabbed. 

She was taken to hospital where her injuries were assessed as non life threatening. 

A teenage boy was arrested at the scene on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

He was taken into police custody where he remains.

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called at 8.04pm on Wednesday, 27 November to reports of an assault on St James Lane, Muswell Hill.

"Officers attended and found a woman, aged in her 40s, with stab injuries. Her injuries are not life threatening.

"A male in his teens was arrested at the scene on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

"He was taken into custody where he remains."