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| Barnsley stabbing: Woman arrested after man attacked in town centre | |
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| A woman has been arrested after a man was stabbed in a town centre. | |
| Police received reports of an individual in Barnsley town centre with a knife at about 08:20 BST. | Police received reports of an individual in Barnsley town centre with a knife at about 08:20 BST. |
| The man suffered minor injuries and a woman was later arrested. South Yorkshire Police said they had recovered a knife. | |
| The force said an investigation was under way to establish "whether this is an isolated incident and whether the individual acted alone". | |
| There is a "high visibility police presence" in the town centre and officers have asked people to remain vigilant. | There is a "high visibility police presence" in the town centre and officers have asked people to remain vigilant. |
| 'People were scared' | |
| No other injuries have been reported to the force. | No other injuries have been reported to the force. |
| Market trader Abdul Razzaq, 43, said he confronted a woman after she produced "a huge kitchen knife" in Barnsley town centre and shouted "kill" repeatedly as she stabbed one man in the shoulder and then walked around the busy streets. | |
| He said she had taken the knife out of its wrapping and put the packaging in a bin near his stall. | |
| She then shouted "kill" over and over, he said. | |
| Mr Razzaq described how he then followed the woman around the town centre as shoppers moved out of her way. | |
| He said he convinced her to put down the knife before police officers made the arrest. | |
| "People were scared. They were really scared," he added. | |
| Assistant Chief Constable Tim Forber, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "We understand this morning's incident will have been distressing and shocking for those in the town centre." | |
| "We are working to piece together what happened," he said. | |
| He continued: "At this stage we are keeping an open mind as to the motivation," adding that the force was receiving support from counter terrorism officers. | |
| Police cordons remain in place and there has been activity around a bin inside a cordon in Peel Square near a newsagent. | |
| A number of shops closed during the initial police response. | |
| Hannah Fuller, 24, a member of staff at the Subway sandwich shop at the Barnsley Interchange, said officers had arrived at the bus and train station at about 08:00. | Hannah Fuller, 24, a member of staff at the Subway sandwich shop at the Barnsley Interchange, said officers had arrived at the bus and train station at about 08:00. |
| She said officers rushed towards the railway platform and added: "We had to close for an hour, Peel Street was closed." | |
| A man who works in a shop in Barnsley Interchange, who did not want to be named, said he saw police "running through the bus station". | A man who works in a shop in Barnsley Interchange, who did not want to be named, said he saw police "running through the bus station". |
| A Travel South Yorkshire spokesperson said the station was open as usual and there were no reported delays to trains or coaches. | A Travel South Yorkshire spokesperson said the station was open as usual and there were no reported delays to trains or coaches. |
| Police said to provide public reassurance there would also be an increased police presence at Barnsley FC's home game against Walsall from 15:00. |