A man has been arrested after a police officer was stabbed in Kent.
Police were attending an address in Albion Place, Maidstone, at around 8pm on Thursday when the assault took place, Kent Police said.
The officer was airlifted to a London hospital with injuries consistent with stab wounds.
A man has been arrested after an officer was assaulted in #Maidstone. He suffered injuries consistent with stab wounds and remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital. https://t.co/3N3R4aTOT9
— Kent Police (UK) (@kent_police) June 16, 2023
The force said he remains there in a “serious but stable” condition.
A statement said: “Officers were attending an address in Albion Place at around 8pm on Thursday 15 June 2023 when the assault took place.
“The officer was airlifted to a London hospital with injuries consistent with stab wounds.
“He remains there in a serious but stable condition.
“A 48-year old man from Maidstone was arrested and remains in custody while enquiries continue.’A 48-year-old man from Maidstone was arrested and remains in custody while inquiries continue. Members of the public took to social media in shock at the attack.
One witness told Kent Online of the scene after the stabbing.
She said: “It started off with one police car, then they all just swarmed around and ran into the building. It looked very intense.
“An ambulance pulled in and they brought someone out. He looked as if he’d been hit on the head.
“They then took a second person out, who was in handcuffs and put him in the back of a police vehicle.”
She added: “There must have been seven police cars, a riot van, some unmarked cars and two ambulances.
“A forensic van came at 11pm, someone went into the building wearing a hazmat suit and then left.”
Steve Giles tweeted: “Best wishes to your injured officer, their family and colleagues. You still have the support and admiration of the decent British public. #thinblueline”
