North and West Devon police are investigating two serious crimes following a series of reports during the night of a stabbing and robbery. Officers say they received reports around 9 p.m. last night, May 24, of a man stabbed at Barnstaple on Gorwell Road near a cemetery.
This was followed by another felony of alleged theft linked to GBH on Ilfracombe High Street around 12:30 this morning, May 25th.
Two people were seriously injured as a result of the incident. Police confirm that they remain in stable condition.
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A force post on Twitter added: “We are interested in hearing from anyone who has witnessed anything or has information about any incident. Both victims are described as serious but stable injuries at the moment.”
Officers now ask anyone with information related to the incident to contact them citing record 272 5/25 for the stabbing incident or record 300 5/25 for the theft / GBH incident .
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