Tonight (11 August), several people were assaulted and several injured in a Liverpool park by a man wielding a machete.
Police rushed to Ince Avenue in Anfield and a police helicopter was seen circling over the area while an ambulance landed at nearby Stanley His Park. was given.
People on social media reported seeing a man walking down the street with a machete "stabbing someone he likes."
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broke into the door on Ince Avenue and "stabbed the child's mother in the arm."
One eyewitness described a shocking moment when he saw a knifeman.
As I was walking down Priory Road, I turned a corner and saw a man with a "giant machete."
He said: "We crossed the road and he passed us. After about 20 seconds a young man with a stab wound to his arm ran towards us. Then we saw him [the knifeman] walking down the street into the house.
``I was shocked.
Police later confirmed that a man had been arrested after the incident and that there were several victims. He said: "At 5:35 p.m., we pulled into Arkless Lane after reports of a man walking down Ince Avenue toward the intersection with Priory Road, shouting at people and carrying luggage. called Machete.
"He was reported to have assaulted many people and inflicted several cuts, and the victims were taken to hospital where they were being treated." None of the victims are believed to have sustained life-threatening injuries.
"Suspect was detained at Stanley Park shortly thereafter."
Dan Carden, Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton, said: I have been in contact with the arresting Merseyside Police, who say there is no ongoing threat to the public and thankfully no life-threatening injuries have been reported.
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