A 22-year-old man and a 43-year-old man have both been released from Police custody after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following Saturday night’s stabbing in Shanklin.
As first reported by Island Echo, a man was stabbed on the corner of Spring Gardens and St Paul’s Avenue in broad daylight at just before 20:00 on Saturday evening. The incident prompted the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance to be called to the scene and the casualty was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital.
Yesterday (Sunday) Hampshire Constabulary confirmed that the unnamed victim received a puncture wound to his chest and that they had arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. However, the 43-year-old has now been released from custody with no further action to be taken against him.
A second man, a 22-year-old, has also been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder but has been released from Police custody, although he remains under investigation.
