A woman received facial injuries after being stabbed with a pair of scissors.

Police surrounded Keir Hardie House in Marian Way, Harlesden, for hours yesterday (May 30).

Officers were called at 8.18am to reports of a woman being assaulted in the area.

She left before police arrived, but was later found a short distance away.

The woman, 42, was found with facial injuries, which she told officers was caused by scissors.

An investigation has begun and no arrests have been made at this time, the Metropolitan Police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting CAD: 1514/30MAY24.