Police have made 2 arrests following a serious assault where a man's thought to have had a knife

A man's currently in hospital

Police incident
Author: Andy MarshPublished 22nd Apr 2022

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of GBH following a reported serious assault in Scunthorpe where a man's thought to have had a knife.

Police were called to a premises on Frodingham Road just before midnight on Wednesday evening where some kind of altercation's said to have taken place,

2 men are now in custody.

The injured man is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.

Officers say they believe the incident was between individuals known to each other and there's no wider threat to the public.

Police said:

"A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a Section 18 assault (grievous bodily harm) and an 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a Section 18 (grievous bodily harm) and also obstructing a police officer in their duty.

Both men remain in custody whilst we continue with lines of enquiry.

They also said: We would appeal for anyone with information, CCTV or dashcam footage relating to this incident to contact us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 721 of 20 April 2022.