Woman stabbed at seaside holiday park as armed officers launch manhunt

19 April 2026 , 20:06

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Woman stabbed at seaside holiday park as armed officers launch manhunt

Armed police descended on a holiday park in Cornwall after a woman was allegedly attacked by a man armed with a knife.

Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police were called to a report of an assault at a holiday park near the seaside town of Looe shortly before 12:30 pm on Friday (April 17).

The woman was taken to hospital with knife wounds and discharged later that day after receiving treatment, Cornwall Live reports. Following a manhunt at the holiday park and in the Southway area of Plymouth, a 43-year-old man from Plymouth was arrested on Saturday (April 18) on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

He has since been released on bail while police make further enquiries into the incident.

Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Officers were called to a report of an assault at a holiday park near Looe at around 12:25 pm on Friday 17 April. It was reported that a woman had sustained knife wounds. She was treated in hospital and was discharged later that day.

"The suspect left the scene and was believed to possibly have a weapon. Officers, including armed officers, carried out enquiries in the area and in the Southway area of Plymouth to locate the suspect.

"Following these enquiries, a 43-year-old man from Plymouth was arrested on Saturday 18 April, on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He has been released on bail, pending further enquiries."

Elizabeth Baker

Technology & Business Editor