Police search Wiltshire park after man ‘scared he stabbed someone’

Police searched a park after a man called 999 reporting he may have stabbed someone.

Officers responded to the concerning report in Trowbridge at around 9pm last night (Thursday, 5 July).

On arrival, in the County Hall area, they spoke with the waiting suspect – who told them that believes he may have stabbed someone during an altercation in Town Park.

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The man, aged in his 20s, was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and taken to custody for questioning.

Meanwhile, officers and a dog unit carried out searches of the park for a knife and the victim. It is not yet known if they were located.

In a statement, Wiltshire Police said: “We are appealing for information following a disturbance in Trowbridge park last night.

“It is reported that a man was involved in an altercation with a group of people involving a knife.

“If you saw what happened or have information that could help with our enquiries, please contact us on 101 quoting reference number 54230070438.”

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