{"id":251822,"date":"2025-12-26T04:51:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T04:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/251822\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T04:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T04:51:22","slug":"police-hunt-suspect-following-bangor-stabbing-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/251822\/","title":{"rendered":"Police hunt suspect following Bangor stabbing attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Police<\/strong> are <strong>hunting<\/strong> a <strong>suspect<\/strong> armed with a knife and a hammer following a <strong>stabbing attack<\/strong> in<strong> Co Down<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The public have been told not to approach the man following the incident in the Chippendale Avenue area of Bangor on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Police remained at the scene on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our officers are investigating a report of a stabbing in Bangor.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4eIMHvXLFx\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/4eIMHvXLFx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JMhT50c69P\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/JMhT50c69P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Police Ards and North Down (@PSNIArdsNDown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PSNIArdsNDown\/status\/2004186509956526330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A spokesperson said: \u201cAt approximately 3.30pm yesterday, Wednesday 24th December, police received and responded to a report that a man, who was armed with a hammer and a knife, had entered a residential property and assaulted a woman aged in her 50s and a man aged in his 20s, before leaving the scene on foot, still armed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were both taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police had previously said that one of the victims was in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson added: \u201cAn investigation is underway, and efforts are being made to locate the suspect, who is described as being approximately 5ft 10 ins in height, with short, dark hair, and wearing a blue hoodie, a grey coat, a dark coloured T-shirt, blue jeans, and dark trainers with white soles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are urging members of the public not to approach him if they see him, but to create a safe distance and contact police immediately on 101, and quote reference number 914 of 24\/12\/25.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can also submit a report or information online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk\/makeareport, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org\/.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnquiries remain\u00a0ongoing, and\u00a0anyone who may have any information which could assist \u2013 including CCTV or other footage \u2013 is also asked to contact police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police are hunting a suspect armed with a knife and a hammer following a stabbing attack in 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