A man has been arrested after a knife attack near a UK college earlier this morning (October 9) with two victims rushed to hospital in Bradford.
From 9.21am, reports emerged of a man wielding a knife on Great Horton Road, Bradford. He was detained by college security staff and subsequently arrested by the responding West Yorkshire Police officers.
A man in his 30s is now under arrest, suspected of assaulting two members of the public and two emergency workers. He’s also been arrested for a racially-aggravated public order offence and causing damage to a police vehicle.
The two injured members of the public have been taken to hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. A small gardening tool was seized by police at the scene, according to the authorities.
Detective Inspector Ailis Coates said: “We know that this incident will understandably cause some concern in the community. I would like to reassure people that the suspect was quickly detained by security staff and arrested by the police.
“We understand that this incident has been witnessed by a large number of people and that some people may have filmed bits of it. We would ask them to please share this footage with the police as it could greatly assist us in our ongoing investigation.
“We currently have a police scene in place on Great Horton Road and people can expect to see our neighbourhood policing colleagues in the area providing reassurance to college staff and students and the wider community.”
A spokesperson for the force said: “A man has been arrested following an incident near Bradford College this morning.
“Reports were received from 9.21am of a man armed with what appeared to be a knife on Great Horton Road. He was detained by college security staff and arrested by attending officers.
“The man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting two members of the public and assaulting two emergency workers.”
The spokesperson added: “Anyone who witnessed this incident who has not already spoken to the police is asked to contact Bradford District CID via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat or by calling 101, quoting crime reference 13250579597.
“Information can also be passed to independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
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