Man seen ‘covered in blood’ as locals left ‘shocked’ by stabbing

A man in his 20s suffered serious injuries after a stabbing on Sunday evening (June 21)

Residents have been left in shock after seeing a man “covered in blood” – as police swarmed a street following a stabbing. Cambridgeshire Police were called to reports of a stabbing at a house along London Road in Peterborough at around 7pm on Sunday (June 21).

A man in his 20s was stabbed and suffered serious injuries. He remains at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. A 52-year-old man wanted in connection with the stabbing is in hospital. People who live along London Road say police “swarmed” the street on Sunday night.

Amsita, who wished for her surname not to be included, said she was in her garden with her children when she suddenly heard “screaming”. She added: “We went outside and it looked like a young boy. There was a lady crying – the man had a lot of blood on him. Suddenly police and ambulances came and they were checking the man.”

Amsita said it was “horrible”. She added: “We heard screaming and shouting. We were surprised it was happening. They [police] were here for about two to three hours. They broke down the door to a house. We were shocked it happened.”

Another woman, who wished to not be named, found it “frightening”. She added: “I came out and saw the armed police, but I didn’t see the man. They [police] were all across the street. There were about nine police cars and three ambulances. It was quite shocking. Because of the armed police and dogs, and you hear them shouting to open up [the front door], it was quite frightening. But because there were quite a lot of police, it felt under control.”

Another woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said London Road was “swarmed” with police.

“I had never seen anything like that – it was crazy. We had no idea what was going on, and then all you could hear was shouting and the police trying to get someone out of the house. I saw a man lying on the floor and a lady crying, but I couldn’t see what it was like. It was quite scary.”

Another resident, who didn’t want to be named, also saw a man with “blood on him”. The man said: “They [police] were here for quite a long time and then the neighbours were everywhere. It was a frightening thing to happen so close to home.”