TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a victim was brutally stabbed in East London, cops have confirmed.

The Met Police said a 36-year-old man is fighting for his life after being knifed multiple times in a brawl in Trafalgar Gardens in Stepney.

Cops have arrested a teenager, 17, and a 41-year-old man.

Officers were called to the scene at 12.25pm on Monday after reports of a fight.

The victim suffering is now in a critical condition in an East London hospital.

A blade has been recovered, the Met Police said.

Officers remain at the scene and enquiries are ongoing.

The 36-year-old is the latest victim of London's knife crime epidemic.

Fresh Met figures show that blade attacks have surged by 16 per cent in the last year.

Excluding those killed in terror attacks including London Bridge, Westminster and Manchester, there was still a 12 per cent rise in murders - the highest numbers in a decade.

The total number of offences involving a knife or bladed instrument that have been recorded by cops in the year to March 2018 rose to 40,147, a seven-year-high.

At least 51 people have been fatally stabbed in London since the beginning of the year.

So far in 2018 there have been 1,299 stabbings in London up to the end of April, according to official statistics from the Met Police.