Man airlifted with machete wounds after alleged attack at Traveller site - Northamptonshire

From the Harborough Mail

A man was airlifted to hospital with apparent machete wounds after an incident at the Justin Park Traveller site in Harborough.

The 58-year-old man suffered the injuries to his head and hands in the alleged attack shortly after 10.30am yesterday (Thursday) morning.

The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) was called at 11.30am. Paramedics bandaged the man’s injuries and gave him pain relief before airlifting him to the University Hospital in Coventry.

A spokesman for the service said they had been called out following reports of a machete attack. The man’s wounds were not life-threatening, he added.

Northamptonshire Police, who dealt with the incident, confirmed the man had suffered cust to his head but said they were still trying to determine exactly what weapon was used.

In a statement released yesterday (Thursday) they said a 44-year-old man had been arrested and was in custody.

A statement released by the WNAA this morning said: “Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) were called out to Market Harborough, Leicestershire after an incident near a mobile home park.

“They had received reports of a male in his 50s who had been attacked with a machete on the morning of Thursday September 26.

“WNAA took off at 11.30am and arrived at the scene of the incident at 11.44am. On assessment, the patient had sustained cuts to his head and hand, but was conscious and alert.

“The crew applied bandages to the wounds and gave the patient much needed pain relief before flying him to University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire for further evaluation. They arrived at hospital at 12.15pm.