Two in hospital after 'knife incident' in village near Mansfield

Police were called to Station Road at around 10.30pm following a report of the incident, which saw one man suffering hand injuries, and another left with injuries to his stomach.

A 33-year-old man was arrested for two counts of grievous bodily harm and remains in police custody.

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Detective Constable Helen Guttridge, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Knife crime has a devastating impact on our communities and as a force we take all reports of incidents involving knives very seriously.

“Our officers did a fantastic job to arrest a man in connection with the report so quickly last night and we are now working to establish the circumstances of the incident.

“Luckily, both victim's injuries are not life-threatening or life-altering.

“We do believe that this was an isolated incident where the victim and suspect are known to one another."

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