Woman arrested following assault in Bootle

Police are currently in attendance in Bootle this evening, Friday 21 January. 

At around 9.15pm we received a report of a domestic-related assault on Scott Street. 

It was reported that, during an altercation between a man and a woman, the man had been stabbed. 

Emergency services attended and the man is currently receiving treatment from paramedics for non-life-threatening puncture wounds to his shoulder and stomach. 

Officers arrested a 32-year-old woman on suspicion of Section 18 Wounding. 

She has been taken into custody and will be questioned by police. 

Officers remain on Scott Street this evening while CCTV, witness and forensic enquiries are carried out. 

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information is asked to contact @MerPolCC on Twitter or ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ on Facebook or call 101 with reference 22000050293.

You can also call Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111, or their online form at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously.