Arrest after man stabbed in Peterborough cemetery

A man in his 30s was taken to hospital

Author: Henry WinterPublished 29th Apr 2024

A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing at a Peterborough city centre cemetery last week.

Cambridgeshire Police were called at 2.36pm on Wednesday (24/4) by the ambulance service reporting a man had been stabbed in Broadway cemetery.

A man in his 30s was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threating injuries.

A 32-year-old man from Peterborough was arrested yesterday afternoon (28/4) on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm (GBH), being in possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, committing a public order offence and theft from a shop.

He remains in custody at Parkside Police Station in Cambridge.

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