Three arrested after fight leaves men with serious injuries in Swaffham

A man received puncture wounds believed to have been from a screwdriver.

Author: Luke ReeveyPublished 19th Aug 2025
Last updated 19th Aug 2025

Three people have been arrested following an altercation in Swaffham.

Shortly before 6pm on Monday night (18 August) a group of men were involved in a fight involving weapons on Lynn Street.

Officers attended along with ambulance crews and found two people with serious injuries.

A man in his 60s was taken to hospital with serious head injuries where he remains in a stable condition.

A man in his 40s was taken to hospital with puncture wounds, believed to have been sustained from a screwdriver, and later discharged.

Three men were arrested on suspicion of affray.

Police believe all those involved were known to each other.

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