A party ended in bloodshed when a man celebrating his 19th birthday was stabbed through the shoulder.

A 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to the Devonshire Road attack at Croydon Magistrates Court on Wednesday, April 3.

During the party on Saturday (March 30), the victim was stabbed before collapsing outside. 

London Ambulance Service took the victim to hospital and the 17-year-old was arrested outside the flats at 3.50am.

The victim is in a stable condition but remains in hospital.

The attacker will be sentenced later this month.