Police cordon off Norwich city centre after reported stabbing

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 21:15 · Archive

Police have cordoned off Castle Meadow in Norwich city centre following reports of a stabbing on Saturday evening.

Police cordoned off part of Castle Meadow in Norwich city centre on Saturday evening following reports of a stabbing. The incident occurred around 6.20pm, during what was expected to be one of the busiest nights of the year for police in the area.

Witnesses reported seeing a person covered in blood, with onlookers shouting that someone had been stabbed. A 26-year-old from Horsford told reporters: 'There was shouting that someone got stabbed.'

Norfolk Constabulary and the East of England Ambulance Service were called to the scene.

How it is being reported

• Person seen 'covered in blood' as shocked onlookers shout 'someone's been stabbed'Castle Meadow in Norwich city centre has been cordoned off by police this evening following reports of a stabbing.Norwich Evening News · 31 Oct, 20:27
• Person seen 'covered in blood' as shocked onlookers shout 'someone's been stabbed'Castle Meadow in Norwich city centre has been cordoned off by police this evening following reports of a stabbing.Eastern Daily Press · 31 Oct, 20:27

In this story: Castle Meadow · Norwich · Norfolk Constabulary · East of England Ambulance Service

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