Castleford stabbing: Police appeal for information after man taken to hospital with stab wound

By Kara McKune
Published 31st Jan 2024, 15:40 BST
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A man has been taken to hospital following a serious incident in Castleford.

Police received a number of reports shortly after 11:40am yesterday (Tuesday) of an injured man on Whitwood Common Lane, Castleford.

He was taken to hospital with a stab wound to the arm.

The injury is not being treated as life threatening.

Police were called to the scene, on Whitwood Common Lane, shortly after 11:40am.Police were called to the scene, on Whitwood Common Lane, shortly after 11:40am.
Police were called to the scene, on Whitwood Common Lane, shortly after 11:40am.

It has now been established that the same man was seen injured in the Tesco Express on Willowbridge Lane a short time earlier.

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Enquiries are currently ongoing to confirm where and when this injury has occurred and the circumstances of the incident.

Anyone with any information which could help the police in their enquiries is asked to contact Wakefield District CID via LiveChat online or by calling 101, quoting log 597 of 30 January.

Information can also be passed to independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.