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| Man injured in ‘machete attack’ in Cornwall | Man injured in ‘machete attack’ in Cornwall |
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| A 30-year-old man has suffered life-threatening injuries in a suspected machete attack in a small Cornish town. | A 30-year-old man has suffered life-threatening injuries in a suspected machete attack in a small Cornish town. |
| Police are searching for the attacker or attackers, who are believed to have fled the scene in a vehicle. | Police are searching for the attacker or attackers, who are believed to have fled the scene in a vehicle. |
| Paramedics were called to an address in St Columb Major, near Newquay, on Sunday night, and the man was taken by a search and rescue helicopter to Derriford hospital in Plymouth, Devon. | Paramedics were called to an address in St Columb Major, near Newquay, on Sunday night, and the man was taken by a search and rescue helicopter to Derriford hospital in Plymouth, Devon. |
| A spokeperson for Devon and Cornwall police said: “Police were called by ambulance at around 11.10pm last night (29 July) to an address in St Columb Major following reports that a man had been stabbed. | A spokeperson for Devon and Cornwall police said: “Police were called by ambulance at around 11.10pm last night (29 July) to an address in St Columb Major following reports that a man had been stabbed. |
| “Emergency services attended the scene where it was reported that the man had been injured with a machete. It’s thought that the offender(s) left the scene in a vehicle. | “Emergency services attended the scene where it was reported that the man had been injured with a machete. It’s thought that the offender(s) left the scene in a vehicle. |
| “The victim, a 30-year-old man, sustained life-threatening injuries to his abdomen and was taken to Derriford by search and rescue helicopter for treatment where he remains. Enquiries are ongoing into this matter.” | “The victim, a 30-year-old man, sustained life-threatening injuries to his abdomen and was taken to Derriford by search and rescue helicopter for treatment where he remains. Enquiries are ongoing into this matter.” |
| Anyone who witnessed any suspicious behaviour in the area or has any information is asked to contact police on 101@dc.police.uk or call 101 quoting log 1010 Sunday 29 July. | Anyone who witnessed any suspicious behaviour in the area or has any information is asked to contact police on 101@dc.police.uk or call 101 quoting log 1010 Sunday 29 July. |
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