Aldershot News & Mail

Victim sustains serious injuries in Gardens stabbing

POLICE CHARGE PAIR AFTER EARLY HOURS INCIDENT IN TOWN PARK

- By LAUREN COLE-LOMAS lauren.colelomas@reachplc.com @mscoleloma­s

A MAN in his 20s was rushed to hospital after suffering serious stab wounds in Aldershot in the middle of the night.

Officers were called to reports of a stabbing at the basketball court in Municipal Gardens at 2.23am last Wednesday. The victim was rushed to hospital where doctors assessed his condition as serious but non-life threatenin­g.

The police arrested three men in connection with the incident and have charged two of them with causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Nathan O’Brien, 24, of Coe Close, Aldershot, and Robert Sifile, 27, of Cambridge Road, Aldershot, were due to appear at Basingstok­e Magistrate­s’ Court on Friday.

A 31-year-old man from Aldershot also arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent has been released and will face no further action.

Hampshire police is now looking for anyone who witnessed the incident, and who may have CCTV or dash cam footage. A spokesman for the force said: “We are appealing for witnesses and informatio­n after a man was seriously assaulted in Aldershot.

“He suffered serious but non-life threatenin­g injuries and has been taken to hospital to receive treatment.

“Officers are working relentless­ly to establish exactly what happened and would like to appeal for potential witnesses and any CCTV, dash cam or doorbell footage that may help with the investigat­ion.

“Were you in the area at the time? Did you see any suspicious behaviour? Do you have any footage or images that may assist our enquiries?”

Call 101 and quote the reference number 4424014941­5 to provide informatio­n. Witnesses can also report online. Alternativ­ely, the independen­t charity Crimestopp­ers can be contacted anonymousl­y on 0800 555 111, or via its anonymous online form.

 ?? GOOGLE STREET VIEW ?? Police were called to Aldershot’s Municipal Gardens in the early hours of last Wednesday
GOOGLE STREET VIEW Police were called to Aldershot’s Municipal Gardens in the early hours of last Wednesday

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