Primary school is closed after a woman was stabbed nearby
A woman has been hospitalised after being stabbed near a primary school in Temple Road. The police said the woman was attacked as she walked back to her car, according to a Metro report.
Following the incident, Devonshire Park Primary School was closed. Unconfirmed reports say the victim is a teacher at the school and that the attacker was a parent. The police confirmed it was a domestic incident.
Merseyside Police confirmed that a 61-year-old Wirral man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The man is in custody and will be questioned by detectives.
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A police spokesman said: “Merseyside Police can confirm officers are in attendance at a primary school in Wirral this morning, Monday 15 May.
We can confirm our officers are in attendance at a primary school in Temple Rd following a police incident. https://t.co/EaYca7stbd pic.twitter.com/XICOzcfQUr
— Merseyside Police (@MerseyPolice) May 15, 2017
“Officers were called to Devonshire Park Primary school in Temple Road, Tranmere, at 8.20am following reports a woman had been assaulted as she walked back to her car.
“The woman has been taken to hospital with injuries to her hand, consistent with a knife being used. No-one else has been injured. The woman’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
“It is believed that the incident may have been domestic related and the offender is known to the victim.”
Cops are carrying out house-to-house searches and checking CCTV to find the attacker.
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