A man and a woman have been taken to hospital after being found with stab injuries in Merthyr Tydfil on Sunday morning. A 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
A spokesperson from South Wales Police said they were called to a property on Brynmorlais Street, Penydarren in Merthyr Tydfil at 8.30am on Sunday. When they arrived at the address, a man and a woman were found suffering with stab injuries, they have been taken to the Prince Charles Hospital for Treatment.
Local people reported seeing officers and armed police in the area around the Castle Hotel on High Street Merthyr Tydfil at around 10am this morning. A 52-year-old man from Penydarren has been arrested on suspicion of affray and is currently in police custody.
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Detective Inspector Philip Dallyn said: “Given the time of day this incident occurred I’m sure there will be people who witnessed events leading up to and after the incident. I would urge them, along with any road users in the vicinity of Brynmorlais Street, the Castle Hotel or Wetherspoons on High Street, who may have dashcam footage between 8.25am and 10am this morning, to come forward and speak to us.
"At this early stage we believe the victims were attacked by the 52-year-old man, who was known to them, before he fled the scene in a white Vauxhall Astra. Enquiries into the full circumstances of the incident are continuing including house to house and CCTV enquiries.”
The force are urging anyone with information to contact them via this link, quoting reference number 220038973. To remain anonymous, please contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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