The Metropolitan Police have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing at an upscale nightclub in London’s Mayfair, with armed officers later carrying out a raid at the Hertford home of reality TV star Yazmin Oukhellou. The incident has attracted significant attention because the nightclub attack reportedly occurred during a birthday celebration attended by Premier League footballers.
According to The Sun, police were called shortly after midnight on Monday, August 10, following reports of a stabbing at a venue on St James’s Street in Mayfair. Officers attending alongside the London Ambulance Service found a 37-year-old man suffering slash injuries to his neck. He was taken to hospital, where his injuries were described by police as potentially life-changing, although they were not considered life-threatening at the time of the report.
The attack reportedly occurred at the Mistress of Mayfair nightclub during a birthday celebration for Aston Villa footballer Leon Bailey. A number of Premier League players were reportedly among the guests at the venue when violence erupted, prompting the party to be brought to an abrupt end.
Following the stabbing, detectives from the Metropolitan Police’s Central West command launched an investigation to identify the person responsible. The investigation subsequently led officers to a property in Hertford, Hertfordshire, where armed police carried out an operation.
A 28-year-old man found at the property was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and taken to a west London police station. According to the Metropolitan Police statement reported by The Sun, the arrest followed a report of an assault at a nightclub in St James’s Street during the early hours of August 10.
Yazmin Oukhellou was reportedly at the property when officers arrived, but importantly, she was not arrested and is not being treated as a suspect in the nightclub stabbing. The police operation at her home should therefore not be interpreted as evidence that the reality star was involved in the attack.
The raid reportedly involved Metropolitan Police officers working alongside Hertfordshire officers. Officers were seen taking the arrested man from the residential building, while evidence was also removed from the property. The Sun reported that a nitrous oxide canister was among the items recovered, although there was no suggestion that it belonged to Oukhellou or was connected to her.
The incident has inevitably placed renewed attention on Oukhellou, who became widely known after joining ITV2’s The Only Way Is Essex. However, the available reporting makes clear that the police action at her home was connected to the investigation into the alleged Mayfair stabbing and that she herself was not arrested.
The stabbing victim’s condition and the circumstances surrounding the confrontation remain important parts of the ongoing investigation. Police have not publicly established all the events that led to the attack, and the suspect’s arrest does not by itself establish guilt. The investigation will determine what happened and whether further charges are appropriate.
The Metropolitan Police are continuing to investigate the incident, while the arrested man remains in custody. Further developments could provide additional information about the circumstances of the attack, the relationship between those involved, and what happened before the alleged stabbing.
For now, the key confirmed facts are that a 37-year-old man was injured in a stabbing at a Mayfair nightclub, police launched an investigation, and a 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Yazmin Oukhellou was present at the property targeted by the police operation but was not arrested or identified as a suspect.
The case remains under investigation, and further information is expected as detectives continue their inquiries into the Mayfair nightclub stabbing.
