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Jun 2022
No update from police following blade incident in Beckwithshaw
A man and young boy were left with serious injuries following an incident with a "bladed article" on Monday in Beckwithshaw but the police are yet to give any further updates.
North Yorkshire Police was called to a house on Church Row at 8.20am on Monday morning. It later said an 11-year-old and a 40-year-old man had been taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Later in the day, police confirmed the 11-year-old had undergone emergency surgery and was now in a "stable condition in hospital".
The 40-year-old man, however, was still in a serious condition and remained under police guard. The police added two children aged 10 and 13 had escaped the house and were now under the care of relatives and specialist officers.
Since this update at 3.15pm on Monda,y the police have given no more information.
The Stray Ferret asked today about both the man and child's current condition, whether anyone has been charged and if the man was still under guard. The police said:
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On the day, the Stray Ferret received reports of numerous emergency services vehicles and an air ambulance attending the scene.
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