A sales assistant at a furniture shop in the Meadows said she was 'shocked' after learning of a stabbing on the street outside. A man in his 50s was taken to hospital after being stabbed in Crocus Street at around 6pm on Saturday, March 26.
The attack happened close to the junction with Arkwright Walk and Meadows Way, less than 200 metres from Nottingham Railway Station. Blood could be seen on discarded bandages and the pavement outside Appliance Furniture Solutions the following day.
Cornelin Mustafa, whnno works as a sales assistant at the shop, said she was working late when the stabbing happened. "I was here on the computer, we close at 5pm but there were deliveries going in and out," the 35-year-old recalled to Nottinghamshire Live.
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"My partner went outside but by the time he came out the ambulance had arrived - it all happened quickly. I was shocked because it was the middle of the day. It's a quiet place so it's a big surprise. You don't think this could happen on your doorstep. You just don't expect it."
"They took him to hospital pretty quickly so I hope he's okay." On whether she feels safe, Ms Mustafa, who lives in the city centre, added: "I've been burgled in the past so I never feel safe anywhere I go. It's daylight at 5pm so people are out and about, you don't expect it to happen."
One resident, who lives in Meadows Way, said she saw two ambulance vehicles and round five police cars arrive at the scene, but said she "didn't realise" what was happening. "I thought someone might have been hit," said the woman, who wished to remain anonymous.
An elderly resident just a few doors away, who wished to withhold her name, added: "It's dreadful, you're not free to walk around anywhere. You're not safe anywhere - it's sad but it's true. You've got to have eyes in the back of your head, some people are just looking for trouble. You just can't believe how the world has changed."
After the incident, police said that the victim's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Chief Inspector Paul Hennessy, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Our investigation is at an early stage and we are working to understand what happened during this incident.
"It is early in the investigation but this is believed to be a self-contained incident with no wider threat to the public." Anyone who witnessed the incident or the moments before or after it is asked to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 558 of 26 March.
