A 40-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested following a stabbing in Muswell Hill.

The victim, a 34-year-old man, was stabbed in the chest in Sydney Road on Wednesday evening (September 23).

The Metropolitan Police and the London Ambulance Service were called to the scene at 8.35pm and found the victim, who was taken to a west London hospital.

His injuries are described as not life threatening.

Officers arrested a 40-year-old man nearby on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.

He remains in custody at a north London police station. A Met spokesman said he is known to the victim.

Barnet Police are investigating.