Arrests made after fight breaks out in North Swindon retail park

Teenager sustains what police believe was a knife injury

Author: Gavin RutterPublished 10th Oct 2022
Last updated 10th Oct 2022

Three people have been arrested in North Swindon, after a fight which police believe involved a knife.

Officers were called to the Orbital Retail Park, near the McDonalds, on Thursday 6 October by ambulance crews who were treating a 17-year-old boy.

He sustained what appeared to be a knife injury to his lower back.

The confrontation is thought to have broken out between approximately 9.20pm and 9.35pm and involved several people.

'We would like to hear from anyone who was in the area'

Wiltshire Police said: "So far, officers investigating the disorder have arrested three people – a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of affray while two men aged 18 and 50 have been arrested on suspicion of GBH.

"All three have been released on bail while enquiries continue.

"We would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time who may have witnessed the incident".

Officers are urging anyone with information to call 101, quoting crime reference number 54220105595.

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