CCTV released in Bristol stabbing investigation
Avon and Somerset Police are looking to trace four key witnesses
Police in Bristol are trying to trace four people who they believe were "key witnesses" to a double stabbing in the city last month (Sunday 9th June).
Between 4:30-4:45am that morning Avon and Somerset (AS) Police were called to reports of disorder in Rawnsley Park off Stapleton Road. Two people were taken to hospital, one with life threatening injuries, though both have since been discharged. Eleven people were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder but to date, none have been charged with a crime.
Today AS Police are releasing CCTV footage from the junction of Easton Way with Stapleton Road, which they believe shows four key witnesses.
Anyone who recognises the people in the footage is asked to call 101 and quote the reference number 5224148270.
A Bristol stabbing epidemic
Bristol is currently experiencing a wave of stabbings the like of which the city has not seen before.
In the 12 month period to July, 15 people were killed across the force area in incidents involving knives.
Since the start of 2024 four people are known to have lost their lives in such incidents on Bristol's streets, while there have been many others, including the incident on 9th June, in which people have been stabbed and survived.
Rawnsley Park in particular has become a hot spot for such incidents.
Sixteen-year-old Darrian Williams lost his life in February after being stabbed in the park, while a man in his 30s was injured after being stabbed nearby just four days ago, on Thursday 25 July.
Five people arrested in connection with that attack have all since been released under investigation.
Many different groups and organisations in the community are now pulling together to try and reduce such incidents.
On 23 July the University of Bristol announced the start of a research project looking at what policies used worldwide help improve things.
You can read much more about the issue of knife crime across Avon and Somerset by clicking the tag below.