West Midlands Ambulance Service have confirmed that they attended reports of a stabbing in Hereford overnight.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service told Your Herefordshire:
“We were called at 8:08pm to reports of a stabbing in Braemar Gardens, Hampton Park. One ambulance, a paramedic officer and a Mercia Accident Rescue Service (MARS) trauma doctor attended the scene. Crews treated a woman for injuries not believed to be life-threatening and she was conveyed to hospital on blue lights and sirens.”
West Mercia Police provided the following statement late yesterday evening in relation to the same incident:
Police were called to the Hampton Bishop area of Hereford at around 8pm this evening following a report of an assault and robbery.
A woman was injured during the incident and has been transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for treatment. Her injuries are not life threatening.
Officers attended and a thorough search of the local area was conducted, with support from the National Police Air Service. Officers will remain on scene overnight and in to the morning.
Insp Dan Pilkington, said “we understand that a heavy police presence can be alarming, but would like to reassure residents that we believe this to be a contained incident with no threat to the wider community.
“Enquiries are going, and in the meantime there will continue to be a visible police presence in the area to provide reassurance.”
