Overview
- Staffordshire Police released CCTV on Monday showing a man running in the Castlefields area shortly after the Thursday, May 14 stabbing on a public footpath by Stafford Castle Golf Club.
- The victim, a man in his 60s, remains in a critical condition as detectives lead an attempted‑murder inquiry with house‑to‑house checks, forensic searches, and extra patrols.
- Officers describe the suspect as in his mid to late 20s, of average build, in dark clothing, and possibly of Eastern European heritage, and they urge anyone who recognises him to contact them.
- In a separate case in Stourport, a 34‑year‑old man stabbed in The Bridge Inn garden on Saturday, May 16 was treated for non‑life‑threatening injuries and discharged, and police say the incident was isolated.
- West Mercia Police say three people seen on CCTV in the Stourport investigation have been identified and that an arrest is expected in the coming days.