Man arrested after stabbing in Wiltshire

Police were called to Olympiad Road in Pewsey around 9.30pm yesterday.

Author: Harry Long Published 4th Oct 2022

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a stabbing in Wiltshire.

Police were called to Olympiad Road in Pewsey at around 9.30pm last night.

The victim - in his 50s - received injuries to his abdomen, and was taken to hospital. He's still there in a critical condition.

Det Insp Dean Garvin said: “This is a serious incident and the victim is currently in a critical condition. We believe that there was a disturbance involving multiple people in the lead up to this incident and we have spoken to a number of witnesses as part of our investigation.

"However, we believe that there may be more witness who have not yet made themselves known to police. If this is you, please get in touch.

"Incident like this are rare in this area however when they do happen they cause worry and fear. We will have a heightened police presence in the area and detectives will be conducting enquiries over the coming days – please do not be alarmed by this."

Officers are urging anyone who saw what happened to call 101.

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