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| Two injured in stabbings in Cathays, Cardiff | |
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| A 25-year-old man has been arrested after two people were injured in "unprovoked" stabbings in separate locations in Cardiff. | |
| A woman, 66, suffered a neck wound while a man, 35, had facial injuries. | A woman, 66, suffered a neck wound while a man, 35, had facial injuries. |
| Officers had been called to an attack in Cathays Cemetery at 12:47 GMT then a second incident a few minutes later in a nearby street. | |
| A man was arrested in Dalton Street at 13:12 GMT in possession of a knife, said police. | A man was arrested in Dalton Street at 13:12 GMT in possession of a knife, said police. |
| Ch Insp Helen Summerfield said: "At 12.47pm today officers were called to Cathays Cemetery where a woman had been stabbed and this was followed by an incident around four minutes later in Tewkesbury Street where a man had also been assaulted resulting in facial injuries. | Ch Insp Helen Summerfield said: "At 12.47pm today officers were called to Cathays Cemetery where a woman had been stabbed and this was followed by an incident around four minutes later in Tewkesbury Street where a man had also been assaulted resulting in facial injuries. |
| "The woman is undergoing surgery at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff - her injuries are not life-threatening and we are awaiting a further update on her condition." | "The woman is undergoing surgery at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff - her injuries are not life-threatening and we are awaiting a further update on her condition." |
| Officers are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the incidents. | Officers are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the incidents. |
| Areas where the arrest and assaults took place have been sealed off for forensic examination. | Areas where the arrest and assaults took place have been sealed off for forensic examination. |
| A man who runs a shop close to a police cordon said up to 10 police vehicles had been in the area. | A man who runs a shop close to a police cordon said up to 10 police vehicles had been in the area. |
| He told BBC Radio Wales: "There were a lot of police cars buzzing round up and down Crwys Road and the side streets, and then you had the helicopter above - just basically a lot of commotion with police cars. | He told BBC Radio Wales: "There were a lot of police cars buzzing round up and down Crwys Road and the side streets, and then you had the helicopter above - just basically a lot of commotion with police cars. |
| "They stopped a lad on a cycle and interviewed him to see what he had seen or perhaps if he was involved, then apparently let him go after a bit. | "They stopped a lad on a cycle and interviewed him to see what he had seen or perhaps if he was involved, then apparently let him go after a bit. |
| "From what we could see, they were obviously looking out for somebody but whether they knew where they were going or not, I don't know." | "From what we could see, they were obviously looking out for somebody but whether they knew where they were going or not, I don't know." |
| Sophie Williams saw police activity outside her home in Tewkesbury Street. | Sophie Williams saw police activity outside her home in Tewkesbury Street. |
| She said: "I've lived here for four months and seen two major police events in that time with vans and helicopters. | She said: "I've lived here for four months and seen two major police events in that time with vans and helicopters. |
| 'Shocking' | 'Shocking' |
| "It's quite shocking to know I've walked through a crime scene on my way home from uni on a walk I do twice a day. | "It's quite shocking to know I've walked through a crime scene on my way home from uni on a walk I do twice a day. |
| "What worries me is that I would normally finish this lesson a little early. If my lessons hadn't gone on for the full length, I would be walking back in the midst of the crime." | "What worries me is that I would normally finish this lesson a little early. If my lessons hadn't gone on for the full length, I would be walking back in the midst of the crime." |
| Ch Insp Summerfield added: "Understandably the local community are shocked by what appears to be an unprovoked assault on two people. | Ch Insp Summerfield added: "Understandably the local community are shocked by what appears to be an unprovoked assault on two people. |
| "Officers, including armed response officers, were quickly at the scene and were able to make the arrest within 30 minutes. | "Officers, including armed response officers, were quickly at the scene and were able to make the arrest within 30 minutes. |
| "Thankfully incidents such as this are rare - Cardiff is a safe city, the injuries sustained are not life-threatening and a person remains in custody. " | "Thankfully incidents such as this are rare - Cardiff is a safe city, the injuries sustained are not life-threatening and a person remains in custody. " |
| Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111." | Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111." |