A 30-year-old man has suffered life-threatening injuries in a suspected machete attack in a small Cornish town.
Police are searching for the attacker or attackers, who are believed to have fled the scene in a vehicle.
Paramedics were called to an address in St Columb Major, near Newquay, on Sunday night, and the man was taken by a search and rescue helicopter to Derriford hospital in Plymouth, Devon.
A spokeperson for Devon and Cornwall police said: “Police were called by ambulance at around 11.10pm last night (29 July) to an address in St Columb Major following reports that a man had been stabbed.
“Emergency services attended the scene where it was reported that the man had been injured with a machete. It’s thought that the offender(s) left the scene in a vehicle.
“The victim, a 30-year-old man, sustained life-threatening injuries to his abdomen and was taken to Derriford by search and rescue helicopter for treatment where he remains. Enquiries are ongoing into this matter.”
- Anyone who witnessed any suspicious behaviour in the area or has any information is asked to contact police on 101@dc.police.uk or call 101 quoting log 1010 Sunday 29 July.
