ARMED cops raided the home of Towie star Yazmin Oukhellou over a brutal Mayfair nightclub knife attack witnessed by Premier League footie stars.
Met cops hunting for a thug who stabbed another clubber in the neck at the swanky nightspot swooped on the 32-year-old reality TV star’s flat.
Armed officers raided Towie star Yazmin Oukhellou’s flat Credit: Instagram
The reality TV star, 32, is understood to have been at home when cops arrived Credit: Supplied
A 28-year-old man at Yazmin’s flat in Hertford, Herts, was held on suspicion of attempted murder during the Monday night armed police operation.
It followed the horror knife attack in the early hours of that morning in front of Prem stars at the Mistress of Mayfair club.
Violence erupted when a 37-year-old man had his neck slashed by an attacker.
A birthday bash for Aston Villa’s £30m ace Leon Bailey was taking place at the time and was abruptly cancelled as police closed down the central London club.
Cops were scrambled to swanky club Mistress of Mayfair Credit: Instagram
Yazmin originally joined the reality show in 2017 Credit: Instagram
Violence erupted when a 37-year-old man had his neck slashed by an attacker.
He suffered ‘’potentially life-changing’’ wounds in the attack and underwent emergency surgery in hospital.
A birthday bash for Aston Villa’s £30m ace Leon Bailey was taking place at the time of the stabbing and the party was abruptly cancelled as police closed down the central London club.
Around 20 of Leon’s guests including stars like Villa’s £22m-rated defender Lamare Bogarde, immediately left the upmarket venue as blood spilled near the dance floor.
Officers were seen carrying clear plastic evidence bags during the raid Credit: Supplied
Neighbours at the modern block of flats heard both police and a woman shouting loudly. Credit: Supplied
A source said: “It was horrific and like something out of a movie. There was a fun vibe in the club and everyone was having a ball.
“Suddenly there was a disturbance and a man went down holding his neck.
“The Prem lads simply stared in disbelief. It was terrifying for everyone.”
Another source said: “It was complete pandemonium. No-one knew if this was an isolated incident, or something even more serious.
“The Prem lads had taken photos and videos of their night out.
“But they respectfully deleted the images from social media in light of what happened.
“The footballers were totally shaken by this ordeal, and witnessed a bloodbath.”
Well-heeled guests were half-way through £145 lobster dishes and £105 wagyu ribeye steak meals when violence erupted soon after midnight.
The Met Police said: “Police were called at 00:20hrs on Monday, 10 August to reports of a stabbing at a premises on St James’s Street, Mayfair.
“Officers attended the scene with the London Ambulance Service and discovered a man, aged 37, with slash injuries. He was taken to hospital where his injuries were assessed and are not currently deemed life-threatening.”
A “fast-time” investigation into the brutal attack was launched by a pro-active team of detectives on the Met’s Central West command.
A suspect was identified and armed cops swooped on the home of Towie’s Yazmin in a joint operation with local Herts officers.
It is understood that Yazmin was at home when cops swooped on her flat in the modern block in Hertford town centre.
Four marked police cars and a van swarmed into the area for the raid, with cops heard shouting at the 28-year-old suspect inside.
Video footage showed the handcuffed suspect being led from the block of flats by three officers – including one gun cop – to the back of the police van.
The man, wearing a light-coloured T-shirt and shorts, was searched and cash taken from him and counted out in front of him before he was driven away in the van.
Until June, Yazmin had been spending much of her time running her luxury beauty salon Show Off Credit: Instagram
In 2022, Yazmin was seriously injured in a horror car crash in Bodrum, Turkey Credit: instagram
Officers also carried away clear plastic evidence bags, one of which contained a large InfusoScent nitrous oxide canister.
There is no suggestion the laughing gas belonged to Yazmin or that she had any involvement in the Mayfair club knife attack.
Police spent just over an hour at the address, which is adjacent to a flat in which Yazmin’s mother lives.
During the video clip, a woman believed to be Yazmin’s mum, was heard asking officers: “She’s not getting arrested, is she?”
After being told no, she says: “Thank f*** for that.”
Later, when Yazmin’s mum saw a neighbour watching the raid, she reportedly shouted: “What the f*** are you doing? That’s my daughter.”
Yesterday, when approached by The Jattvibe, she said: “F*** you, nothing happened.
“F*** you. Nothing happened, mate. Why don’t you f*** yourself.
Earlier this year, Yazmin pleaded guilty to the illegal promotion of foreign exchange trading Credit: PA
She stepped away from Towie in the aftermath of the crash Credit: Getty
“I’ll knock you out, mate. I’ll f*****g bury ya. Nothing happened, you stupid c**t.
“Why does everyone think it was Yazmin? It weren’t f*****g Yaz.”
The suspect remained in custody last night.
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘’A 28-year-old man was arrested in the Hertford area on Monday, 10 August on suspicion of attempted murder. He was taken to a west London police station, where he remains.
“It follows a report of an assault at a nightclub in St James’ Street, Mayfair, in the early hours of Monday, 10 August.
“Police responded with the London Ambulance Service at 00:22hrs. A man in his 30s was taken to hospital with a potentially life-changing stab wound to his neck.’’
Yazmin was not arrested in the raid and is not being treated as a suspect.
She joined ITV2’s The Only Way Is Essex in 2017 alongside then-boyfriend James Lock and went on to become one of its biggest names.
But in 2022, Yazmin was seriously injured in a horror crash in Bodrum, Turkey, which killed her boyfriend at the time, Jake McLean, after their car plunged 70ft from a cliff.
She was even forced to snap her own arm to free herself from the wreckage.
Speaking to OK! last year about her recovery from the accident, she said: “It really made me look at myself and think, ‘Oh my God, what am I here for?’
“It was really traumatic and it put me into a dark place – I fell into a deep depression.”
Yazmin stepped away from Towie in the aftermath of the crash, dividing her time between working in real estate, trading and curating her Instagram account.
Six months after the tragic crash, however, she was photographed with wanted Essex gangster Kirk Holdrick at a restaurant in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Holdrick is currently serving a 15-year sentence for burglary and robbery.
The break-in was at a London mansion where Anya Taylor-Joy was staying in 2023.
Holdrick and an accomplice also tied up a mother and daughter during the vicious robbery in Sandbanks, Dorset.
Yazmin denied any romance with the bandit.
Most recently, she opened a beauty salon, named Show Off, in December last year with Towie cast members attending a glitzy opening party.
But it closed in June over an apparent dispute with the landlord.
In May, Yazmin shocked fans by announcing a new career as a singer, teasing her debut single.
Yazmin has also spoken about her numerous plastic surgery operations — she had her ninth in April.
Speaking to The Jattvibe about going under the knife, she said: “I don’t care what anyone thinks or says. I just do it.
“I get so many DMs saying, ‘You’re gorgeous, stop having surgery’, but most people must look at themselves and see things that bother them that other people can’t see.”
One friend said last night: “Yaz will be devastated by the police raid.
“She works incredibly hard and avoids criminals and thugs like the plague.”
