Arrest over Hungerford linked assaults
17-year-old is questioned in connection with incidents at the end of last month
Last updated 14th May 2021
Police investigating two linked incidents in Hungerford on Friday 30 April have made a further arrest.
A 17-year-old boy from West Berkshire has been arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of a bladed article in a public place, and he remains in police custody at this time.
The arrest is in connection with two linked incidents on Morley Place and Priory Avenue between 11am and 1pm on Friday (30/4) when a man was assaulted.
In the first incident, at approximately 11.15am in Morley Place, a man in a cream-coloured Mini One vehicle was struck in the face.
Then, at approximately 12.30pm in Priory Avenue, the same suspect, along with two other men, blocked the road, preventing the same Mini from passing.
During this incident, one of the men was holding a hammer and approached the front seat passenger, hitting him with the hammer and making threats to him.
A 23-year-old man from Hungerford was previously arrested on suspicion of assault by beating and making threats to kill and has been released under investigation.