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| Shop 'stabbing': 'One dead', several hurt at Penygraig Co-op | |
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| One person is believed to have died and several others taken to hospital following a "stabbing" at a shop in south Wales. | |
| Police were called to Tylacelyn Road, Penygraig, at about 13:50 BST and the Welsh Ambulance Service said it treated the injured. | Police were called to Tylacelyn Road, Penygraig, at about 13:50 BST and the Welsh Ambulance Service said it treated the injured. |
| The public have been told to stay away and Rhondda MP Chris Bryant said he was informed of the "horrific events". | The public have been told to stay away and Rhondda MP Chris Bryant said he was informed of the "horrific events". |
| A woman has been arrested in connection with the incident. | |
| An eyewitness said her husband was told there was a woman inside the Co-op "stabbing people". | An eyewitness said her husband was told there was a woman inside the Co-op "stabbing people". |
| She said: "I just saw a hat and cans on the floor outside the Co-op as I was pulling up and thought 'that's strange', then paramedics arrived. | She said: "I just saw a hat and cans on the floor outside the Co-op as I was pulling up and thought 'that's strange', then paramedics arrived. |
| "My husband went to go into the Co-op but got stopped by people who told him that there was a woman inside with a knife who was stabbing people. | "My husband went to go into the Co-op but got stopped by people who told him that there was a woman inside with a knife who was stabbing people. |
| "I stayed in the Jeep and more police and paramedics arrived and they went to a man who was in the van parked in front of my Jeep. | "I stayed in the Jeep and more police and paramedics arrived and they went to a man who was in the van parked in front of my Jeep. |
| "This was the man who had been stabbed repeatedly, they took him out of the van and placed him into the ambulance." | "This was the man who had been stabbed repeatedly, they took him out of the van and placed him into the ambulance." |
| Ravi Raj, 35, manager at Penygraig post office, said he had seen people running from the Co-op, some bleeding. | Ravi Raj, 35, manager at Penygraig post office, said he had seen people running from the Co-op, some bleeding. |
| "There was a woman attacking four different people with a knife," he said. | "There was a woman attacking four different people with a knife," he said. |
| "I saw one of the men bleeding from his neck and one of the women from the side of the neck." | "I saw one of the men bleeding from his neck and one of the women from the side of the neck." |
| He said that the scene had been blocked off quickly by police. | He said that the scene had been blocked off quickly by police. |
| "The police arrested [the suspect], she was inside. I wasn't inside the shop but I walked down the road when the people were running out so I just wanted to see what had happened," he added. | "The police arrested [the suspect], she was inside. I wasn't inside the shop but I walked down the road when the people were running out so I just wanted to see what had happened," he added. |
| "I couldn't go inside because it was already blocked. I heard there was a lot of blood inside the Co-op." | "I couldn't go inside because it was already blocked. I heard there was a lot of blood inside the Co-op." |
| A takeaway owner said a woman came into his shop bleeding following the incident, though he had not been present at the time. | A takeaway owner said a woman came into his shop bleeding following the incident, though he had not been present at the time. |
| "She told my nephew, 'Put the shutters down, put the shutters down' - she was bleeding and he called the police and ambulance straight away." | "She told my nephew, 'Put the shutters down, put the shutters down' - she was bleeding and he called the police and ambulance straight away." |
| Local businesses said they had been told to lock their doors as police and ambulances arrived at the scene, but added they had been given no "concrete" information. | Local businesses said they had been told to lock their doors as police and ambulances arrived at the scene, but added they had been given no "concrete" information. |
| "All we know is there's been an incident. They've closed off the road and we've had police and ambulances. They're doing what police do," said one shopkeeper, who works on the high street. | "All we know is there's been an incident. They've closed off the road and we've had police and ambulances. They're doing what police do," said one shopkeeper, who works on the high street. |
| "I think they have air ambulance too. I heard the helicopter arrive. I think it landed on the rugby field... | "I think they have air ambulance too. I heard the helicopter arrive. I think it landed on the rugby field... |
| "They've closed down Penygraig. All the shops are closed on the high street." | |
| Rhondda MP Chris Bryant told BBC Radio Wales a "stabbing took place in the Co-op" which would be "utterly shocking" for residents but speculation about the circumstances would not help. | |
| He added: "This isn't what you expect to happen in the Co-op in Penygraig. In fact, members of my staff often pop up there for a sandwich at lunchtime. | |
| "Everyone will be quite shocked. We don't know the circumstances at all, police are trying to track down all the elements of it at the moment. | |
| "You couldn't get more ordinary or normal than the Co-op in Penygraig could you? | |
| "It is slap bang in the middle of the community and everyone knows where it is, so everyone will be saying to themselves 'my god that could have been me.'" | |
| A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesman added: "Four people were taken by road to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales and the Royal Glamorgan Hospital." | A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesman added: "Four people were taken by road to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales and the Royal Glamorgan Hospital." |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf council leader Andrew Morgan said: "Council services stand ready, working alongside South Wales Police, to provide reassurance and support to the community at this very difficult time." | |
| BBC Wales reporter Stephen Fairclough at the scene | BBC Wales reporter Stephen Fairclough at the scene |
| Penygraig is normally a busy village in the lower Rhondda. This afternoon it is quiet. All that can be heard is the rustling of the police cordons in the wind and the occasional sounds coming from police radios. | Penygraig is normally a busy village in the lower Rhondda. This afternoon it is quiet. All that can be heard is the rustling of the police cordons in the wind and the occasional sounds coming from police radios. |
| People I have spoken to have been shocked. One woman said her daughter had been in the Co-op just five minutes before the stabbings took place and she could not believe what had happened. | People I have spoken to have been shocked. One woman said her daughter had been in the Co-op just five minutes before the stabbings took place and she could not believe what had happened. |
| We know the incident began this afternoon and centred on the Co-op. | We know the incident began this afternoon and centred on the Co-op. |
| It is the largest food shop in the town. It is understood there were multiple casualties. | It is the largest food shop in the town. It is understood there were multiple casualties. |
| The area around the Co-op, the main street in Penygraig and many other streets in the area have been sealed off by police. | The area around the Co-op, the main street in Penygraig and many other streets in the area have been sealed off by police. |
| Witnesses have told me that the police arrived very quickly and that there were a lot of them. | Witnesses have told me that the police arrived very quickly and that there were a lot of them. |
| There are forensic officers here in their white suits examining in the scene. They and other emergency services and investigators will continue to be here quite clearly for some time to come. | There are forensic officers here in their white suits examining in the scene. They and other emergency services and investigators will continue to be here quite clearly for some time to come. |