Police launched a manhunt after reports of someone armed with a weapon in South Bristol. One woman received what police said they believed to be a superficial injury to her hand in the incident, which happened early yesterday morning (Tuesday, August 9).
A source told Bristol Live there was a man with a "machete", while police described it as a "bladed weapon". People living in Dakin Close, a cul-de-sac off Newry Walk, in the Melvin Square area of Knowle West, were woken by the incident, and the police attending.
Police searched the surrounding streets but could not find the man alleged to have wielded a blade. Avon and Somerset police reassured people living in Knowle West that they believe it to be an 'isolated incident', and inquiries are ongoing.
