UPDATE: Two people arrested following serious assault in Liverpool
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** UPDATE - THURSDAY 25 JULY**
Bianca Carey, 30, of Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool, has been charged with s18 wounding with intent. She was remanded into custody to appear in court today, Thursday 25 July. A 29-year-old man has been released with no further action.
ORIGINAL
We have arrested two people following a serious assault inside a property in Liverpool in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 24 July.
At around 3.45am, we received a report from North West Ambulance Service that paramedics were treating a man aged in his 30s on Upper Parliament Street after he had been slashed with a knife. He was taken to hospital for treatment to a facial injury.
Officers attended the scene and following inquiries a 29-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, both from Liverpool, were arrested on suspicion of section 18 wounding with intent. The male was also arrested on suspicion of assault. They both remain in police custody.
A cordon remains in place at the scene as officers carry out the initial stages of the investigation, which will include forensic, CCTV and house-to-house inquiries.
Detective Inspector Ben Wayment said: “This was a nasty assault that has left a man in hospital with a serious facial injury. We are in the very early stages of the investigation as we seek to establish the circumstances of what happened.
“Although we have made two arrests, we are still appealing for information. We are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time and witnessed the incident to please get in touch to help our investigation.
“Also, if you live on Upper Parliament Street or nearby, please check your CCTV or doorbell footage to see if you captured anything that could assist. If you were driving through the area at around the time of the incident, please review your dashcam footage and let us know if you captured anything.”
If you have any information, please contact @MerPolCC, 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, with reference 24000643548.