CCTV Of Man Wanted Over Double Stabbing In Scunthorpe
The incident happened on Frodingham Road yesterday.
Officers have released CCTV stills of a man they wish to speak to urgently in connection with an incident whereby two men sustained stab wounds in the Frodingham Road area of Scunthorpe yesterday.
Police were called to the scene at around 1pm following an altercation in the area between Porter street and Percival street.
A 20-year-old man was taken to Scunthorpe General Hospital and a 29-year-old was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary - both having sustained serious non-life threatening injuries.
A third man was seen running from the area and officers are appealing for help in tracing him as quickly as possible. He is described as white, aged between 18 to 24, around 6ft tall, of slim build, with short, brown hair in a crew cut style, wearing a blue hooded top, blue jogging bottoms and black trainers.
Detective Chief Inspector Bob Clark said:
“We are treating this matter extremely seriously and have a large number of resources in the area carrying out enquiries to locate and arrest the third man involved in the altercation.
“This was a contained incident involving three people who were clearly known to one another. As a consequence the outstanding man is not believed to pose any danger to the wider public.
“We appreciate the community will be alarmed by the incident and we will be providing reassurance and support with extra high visibility patrols in the area."
Anyone with information about the altercation or assaults are urged to call Humberside Police on 101 quoting log 185 of 22/09/15.