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Tesco knife injury investigation | Tesco knife injury investigation |
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A man is receiving hospital treatment after cutting his throat with a knife at a supermarket in Swansea. | |
South Wales Police and the Independent Police Complaints Commission are investigating after the incident at the Tesco Extra store in Fforestfach. | South Wales Police and the Independent Police Complaints Commission are investigating after the incident at the Tesco Extra store in Fforestfach. |
It is understood the 28-year-old man inflicted the injuries to himself at about 2215 GMT on Tuesday. | |
Neither the police, the IPCC nor Tesco were willing to provide further details of the incident. | Neither the police, the IPCC nor Tesco were willing to provide further details of the incident. |
South Wales Police said an investigation was under way after they were called to the store on Pontarddulais Road on Tuesday evening. | South Wales Police said an investigation was under way after they were called to the store on Pontarddulais Road on Tuesday evening. |
The force said he was taken to the city's Morriston Hospital, but as the matter had been referred to the IPCC it would be "inappropriate" to comment further. | The force said he was taken to the city's Morriston Hospital, but as the matter had been referred to the IPCC it would be "inappropriate" to comment further. |
An IPCC spokesman said: "The law requires an incident like this to be referred to us as the police were present when a man harmed himself. | An IPCC spokesman said: "The law requires an incident like this to be referred to us as the police were present when a man harmed himself. |
"We have now had the referral from the police and will decide if the matter needs to be investigated by the IPCC or not." | "We have now had the referral from the police and will decide if the matter needs to be investigated by the IPCC or not." |
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