Two arrested after man hospitalised with head injury and another stabbed in Blackpool town centre incidents
Police are appealing for witnesses.
A man remains in hospital with serious head injuries and another suffered a stab-type wound to his hand following a disturbance in Blackpool town centre.
The incidents took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with police saying that they were called at around 3am to the Queen Street, Abingdon Street and Talbot Road area, where two men were the victims of separate serious assaults.
The first assault is reported to have taken place outside Bar 19 on Queen Street. A man in his 30s sustained a stab-type wound to his hand. Police said his injury is not believed to be serious and he has since been discharged from hospital. A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm and remains in custody.
The second assault is reported to have happened a short time later as the disturbance continued onto Talbot Road. A man in his 20s suffered serious head injuries and remains in hospital. Following enquiries, police arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm. He also remains in custody.
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“We know that there has been some discussion about an incident in Blackpool, and we just want to provide you with some clarity, as we appeal for your help,” read a police statement. “We know that there were a number of people in the area at the time of the disturbance, and there will be people we haven’t yet spoken to.
“If this was you, it’s really important that you get in touch with us. Equally, if you have footage of the assaults themselves, or of the disturbances beforehand, we are asking you to do the responsible thing and pass it on.
“We know that this will be concerning to hear about, but we want to reassure you that we believe these incidents to be isolated and not connected to each other. As a precaution, and so you can approach them if you have any concerns or information, we have increased patrols in the area.
“It is easy when something like this happens to speculate amongst yourselves and online, but we do ask that you refrain from doing so. There are real people affected by this and a live investigation is ongoing, and it is really important that any information or footage is provided to us through the appropriate channels.
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information or footage that could assist their enquiries to contact police on 101, quoting log 0159 of 23 July.