Overview
- Cleveland Police said a woman in her fifties was stabbed in Hardwick Green Park in Stockton around 1.40pm Sunday.
- Officers reported that a man in dark clothing with a face covering attacked her with a knife as a second man on a bike was present.
- The woman suffered a stab wound that police do not believe is life-threatening.
- Detectives from Stockton CID opened several lines of inquiry and urged anyone with sightings or dashcam and CCTV to call 101 quoting reference 083578 or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, since such footage can help map the suspects’ route.
- Police said the assault appears targeted with no threat to the wider community, and both males fled into nearby woods where a cordon and searches were seen.