Portsmouth man suffers 'serious' neck injury during suspected knife attack that saw part of Canoe Lake car park in Southsea closed off

Richard Lemmer
By Richard Lemmer
Published 2nd Feb 2022, 12:34 BST
Updated 3rd Feb 2022, 15:28 BST
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POLICE are continuing to investigate a ‘serious altercation’ that took place in the Canoe Lake car park in Southsea, with a man from Portsmouth in hospital for a severe laceration to his neck.

Officers are looking into the serious assault that took place in the Southsea car park shortly before 5pm on Tuesday.

Witnesses reported seeing a black BMW pull into the car park, and two men from the vehicle were then involved in an altercation with each other, according to a spokesman from Hampshire Constabulary.

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He added: ‘A 33 year-old man from Portsmouth has subsequently been treated for a serious cut to his neck that may have been caused by a bladed implement. He remains in hospital at this time.’

Police attended the incident at the Canoe Lake Car Park on Tuesday evening.Police attended the incident at the Canoe Lake Car Park on Tuesday evening.
Police attended the incident at the Canoe Lake Car Park on Tuesday evening.
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Several police vehicles remained at the scene until 10.30pm last night, when the cordon around the eastern side of the car park was taken down. Nobody has yet been arrested.

Anyone who saw what happened or who has dashcam footage of the GMW in the area at the time is asked to call the police on 101, quoting reference number 44220044038.

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