A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in Pewsey.

Officers were called to Olympian Road at approximately 9.30pm last night (October 3) following a disturbance and provided assistance to a man in his 50s found stabbed in the street. 

The victim sustained serious injuries to his abdomen and was taken to Southmead Hospital where he remains in critical condition. 

A 31-year-old man from Pewsey was arrested and is currently in custody in Melksham. 

Wiltshire Police has now appealed for witnesses to the violent incident to come forward and help with their investigation. 

Det Insp Dean Garvin said: “This is a serious incident and the victim is currently in a critical condition. We believe that there was a disturbance involving multiple people in the lead-up to this incident and we have spoken to a number of witnesses as part of our investigation.

"However, we believe that there may be more witnesses who have not yet made themselves known to the police. If this is you, please get in touch.

"Incidents like this are rare in this area however when they do happen they cause worry and fear. We will have a heightened police presence in the area and detectives will be conducting enquiries over the coming days – please do not be alarmed by this."

Anyone with information should call 101 and quote crime reference number 54220104307.

Alternatively, call CrimeStoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.