Residents call for more police

RESIDENTS have called for more police to patrol the streets of Crosby after two people sustained knife wounds on Saturday.

The call comes following a fresh appeal for witnesses from Humberside Police.

Emergency services were called to an address on Digby Street, Crosby at 2.45pm to assist a man and a woman, who sustained knife wounds. The female victim was repeatedly stabbed.

Pat Day, secretary of the Crosby West Neighbourhood Watch Group, said: "We need more police on the streets of Crosby as the police that we have do not have the full support.

"Don't get me wrong the police that we have do a great job but we need more of them."

The pair have not been identified but they are still being treated at Scunthorpe General Hospital. Their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

The news of the incident broke on www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk over the weekend.

Insp Mark Bishop from Humberside Police said: "These serious stabbings are being investigated by police , which is why we are making a fresh appeal for witnesses.

"The pair sustained serious stab wounds but they are not believed to be life threatening."

A man is still helping police with their inquiries.

Insp Bishop added: "The investigation team believe a disturbance between a male and a female may have started in the street, sometime between 2.30pm and 3pm.

"If anyone saw the disturbance or incident prior to the ambulance and police turning up , they are asked to contact us."

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