{"id":357105,"date":"2025-08-19T15:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/357105\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:19:15","slug":"stabbing-in-castle-park-as-suspects-flee-on-e-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/357105\/","title":{"rendered":"Stabbing in Castle Park as suspects flee on e-bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two masked men fled the scene after the attack<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_AD_19-08-2025_castleparkJPG.jpg\" alt=\"Stock image of Castle Park.\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Stock image of Castle Park.(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A man was <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">stabbed<\/a> in Castle Park yesterday evening, Monday, August 18. Two masked suspects were seen fleeing the scene on electric motorbikes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">At around 6.10pm, an assault was reported to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/avon-and-somerset-constabulary\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Avon and Somerset Police<\/a> who found that a man was being treated in hospital for knife wounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">His injuries were not life-threatening nor life-changing and he was discharged after treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The suspects were described as two man wearing face coverings, were said to have left the scene on e-bikes heading towards <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/temple-way\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Temple Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">One man was described as being 6ft tall and of a large build. He was wearing a black top and grey tracksuit bottoms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The second man was described as being about 5ft 6ins tall, of a slight build and dressed in black.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Within 45 minutes of the attack, four people were arrested in connection with the incident, although three were released without charge after further investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">One man, 21, remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of affray.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Anyone who was in the area of Castle Park between 6pm and 7pm on Monday evening may have relevant information and should contact the force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Avon and Somerset Police said: &#8220;Police are appealing for witnesses, information, and any footage after a man was injured in an assault in Castle Park in Bristol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It was reported at about 6.10pm on Monday 18 August, and after initial enquiries officers found a man at hospital being treated for knife wounds which were neither life-threatening or life-changing. He was discharged after treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The suspects were said to have left the scene on electric motorbikes towards Temple Way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;They were both wearing face-coverings and are described as a man about 6ft tall and of large build, wearing a black top grey tracksuit bottoms, and a shorter man, about 5ft 6ins tall and slight, dressed in black.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Within 45 minutes, officers arrested four people in connection with the incident. Three were later released without charge after further investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;One man, 21, arrested on suspicion of affray, remains in police custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Officers are keen to hear from anyone who was in the area of the park between 6pm and 7pm on Tuesday who has any relevant information or footage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;If you can help, please call 101 and give the reference 5225233657.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously by calling 0800 555 111, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers-uk.org\/give-information\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"or online here.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">or online here.<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two masked men fled the scene after the attackStock image of Castle Park.(Image: Google Maps) A man was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357106,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[9312,381,748,188,393,4884,15064,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-357105","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-avon-and-somerset-constabulary","9":"tag-bristol","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-crime","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-temple-way","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115056106774426825","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}