Police reassurance after woman slashed in Ormskirk Town Centre

Ormskirk Police commented...

You may be aware of an incident which happened in Ormskirk town centre on Friday evening and we just wanted to tell you what we have done about it.

We were called at 6.05pm to reports a woman had suffered a slash injury to her arm in Railway Road.
She was taken to hospital, but thankfully her injuries are not life-threatening.

Following enquiries two 16-year-old boys from Skelmersdale have been arrested on suspicion of Section 18 Assault and remain in custody.

This is being treated as an isolated incident between parties known to each other.

We appreciate there will be some community concern, given previous significant incidents in the town centre and we plan to have an increased presence in the area over the weekend as a precaution.
Anyone with information is asked to call   101. Quote log 1085 of September 1, 2023.