A man is being sought by police following a stabbing in a park in the Odd Down area of Bath earlier today, Wednesday 4th September.
The scene at Chelwood Drive | Photo © Bath Echo
Emergency services were called at around 11.50am to reports of the assault, in the park next to the Odd Down sports ground off Chelwood Drive.
An adult in his late teens is currently in a stable condition in hospital. His family are with him.
An appeal to trace the suspect has now been launched by police.
Police in Chelwood Drive | Photo © Bath Echo
The suspect is described as a “chubby” man, about 5ft 9ins tall and white, who wore all black clothing.
He’s believed to have made off from the scene in a black or grey car.
Officers are carrying out immediate enquiries in the area and continue to search for him.
A cordon is in place around the scene | Photo © Bath Echo
Chief Inspector Scott Hill said: “While we’re in the very early stages of our investigation, we believe this to have been a targeted assault.
“There’s nothing to suggest a risk to the wider public, but you’ll see an increased police presence as we carry out uniformed reassurance patrols as well as urgent enquiries.”
If you have any information which could help the investigation, call 101 and give the reference 5224233725.
A mobile police station has been set up at the incident | Photo © Bath Echo
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 11:50hrs on Wednesday 04 September to an incident in Bath.
“We sent two double-crewed land ambulances, a critical care car and an operations officer to the scene.
“We conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Royal United Hospital Bath”.
Local residents said they were shocked and that nothing like this had happened in the area before.
