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| Man arrested in Kent after alleged stabbing of woman and children | |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman and two children were allegedly stabbed and had their home set on fire. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman and two children were allegedly stabbed and had their home set on fire. |
| Witnesses to the alleged attack in Broadstairs, Kent, on Wednesday morning said they saw a young woman run across the road naked and screaming while being pursued by a man who stabbed her several times. A girl and boy were also caught up in the attack on Albion Road. One child suffered minor injuries and the other was taken to hospital as a precaution. | Witnesses to the alleged attack in Broadstairs, Kent, on Wednesday morning said they saw a young woman run across the road naked and screaming while being pursued by a man who stabbed her several times. A girl and boy were also caught up in the attack on Albion Road. One child suffered minor injuries and the other was taken to hospital as a precaution. |
| Witness Jeremy Talbot, 29, said: “I was on my way to work and there was a crowd of people in the middle of the road. Someone came up to me and said, ‘You can’t come up, someone’s been stabbed’. I then grabbed my first aid out of the boot and went over.” | Witness Jeremy Talbot, 29, said: “I was on my way to work and there was a crowd of people in the middle of the road. Someone came up to me and said, ‘You can’t come up, someone’s been stabbed’. I then grabbed my first aid out of the boot and went over.” |
| Talbot described how he tended to the injured woman, who was covered in blankets, to try to treat wounds on her neck and back. She was later taken to a hospital in London. “It was just adrenalin kicking in,” Talbot said. “I’m not a hero. All I did was what any other normal person would have done.” | Talbot described how he tended to the injured woman, who was covered in blankets, to try to treat wounds on her neck and back. She was later taken to a hospital in London. “It was just adrenalin kicking in,” Talbot said. “I’m not a hero. All I did was what any other normal person would have done.” |
| A man believed to be known to the victims was arrested as investigators sealed off the scene. Kent police said they were not looking for anyone else. Firefighters were sent to extinguish the blaze. | A man believed to be known to the victims was arrested as investigators sealed off the scene. Kent police said they were not looking for anyone else. Firefighters were sent to extinguish the blaze. |
| On Facebook, Talbot’s wife Sally Jane Talbot gave her account of what she and her husband saw en route to dropping him off at work and one of their children at nursery. She wrote: “She just ran across the road naked and screaming and the bloke followed with a knife and stabbed her several times, including a really bad one in the neck.” | On Facebook, Talbot’s wife Sally Jane Talbot gave her account of what she and her husband saw en route to dropping him off at work and one of their children at nursery. She wrote: “She just ran across the road naked and screaming and the bloke followed with a knife and stabbed her several times, including a really bad one in the neck.” |
| She described how the man stabbed the girl in the hand, saying: “My hubby was doing first aid on the woman when … someone said there were children inside. So hubby kicked the door down and went in to get them. The bloke with the knife then went to the door and a neighbour pushed him back so hubby could get in. Then they said the kids were out of the house, so they came back out.” | She described how the man stabbed the girl in the hand, saying: “My hubby was doing first aid on the woman when … someone said there were children inside. So hubby kicked the door down and went in to get them. The bloke with the knife then went to the door and a neighbour pushed him back so hubby could get in. Then they said the kids were out of the house, so they came back out.” |
| A police spokesman said: “At 7.50am on Wednesday 21 September, Kent police were called to an assault at Albion Road, Broadstairs. Police officers are currently at the scene where three people have sustained injuries. Albion Road is closed at its junctions with Sowell Street and Church Street. South East Coast ambulance service has attended and three people have been taken to hospital.” | A police spokesman said: “At 7.50am on Wednesday 21 September, Kent police were called to an assault at Albion Road, Broadstairs. Police officers are currently at the scene where three people have sustained injuries. Albion Road is closed at its junctions with Sowell Street and Church Street. South East Coast ambulance service has attended and three people have been taken to hospital.” |