Police arrested a man following a violent incident in Sandown.
POLICE responding to reports of a row between two people in Sandown went on to arrest a man wielding a knife and on suspicion of injuring a woman.
Officers were called to reports of a public order offence in Avenue Road at 5pm yesterday (Friday).
Reports came in concerning an argument in the street, which descended into violence, in which a woman was alleged to have been assaulted and that a man was seen waving a knife.
A 50-year-old man from Sandown was arrested on suspicion of affray and assaulting a person, inflicting actual bodily harm.
A knife was seized by officers.
The suspect remains in custody at this time.
House Rules
We do not moderate comments, but we expect readers to adhere to certain rules in the interests of open and accountable debate.
Read the rules here