Crime scene in place after one injured and one arrested in Swindon disorder

A crime scene is in place this morning after a man was injured in a disorder in Swindon.

Police were called to the scene in Ferndale at around 10.30pm last night following reports of a serious disorder.

A dozen police officers flooded the area following the incident in the Ferndale Road and Hunters Grove area.

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One witness reports seeing seven police vehicles and an ambulance in attendance at 11.30pm.

This morning, police officers are guarding a crime scene in Hunters Grove — which is cordoned off on the junction with Ferndale Road, which is also partially cordoned off as a scene.

An alleyway running parallel to Hunters Grove — from Ferndale Road — has also been cordoned off.

A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “We were called by a member of the public who witnessed an altercation between two men in Hunters Grove at about 10pm last night (16/04) during which one of the men was injured.

“A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH and is currently in police custody.”

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