Man stabbed during a fight in Rutland Avenue, High Wycombe

An appeal for witnesses has been launched by Thames Valley Police following an incident in High Wycombe in which a man suffered stab wounds.

On Tuesday 27th April 2021, at around 6.00pm, police officers attended Rutland Avenue, High Wycombe following reports of a fight involving a large group of people. The group involved in the altercation was made up of between 10 and 20 people, mostly Asian men.

During the incident a 28 year old man was stabbed in his leg. The injured man was taken to hospital for treatment.

Investigating officer Detective Inspector Gill Fox, based at High Wycombe police station, said: ‘This was a large-scale fight and I believe there will have been a number of witnesses as many of those present were filming the incident on their phones.

I am appealing to anybody who witnesses the fight, or has phone or dash-cam footage from the incident, to please get in touch with police.

You can call 101 or make a report online, or for 100% anonymity, phone the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting reference number 43210179212.

This was a serious incident with the victim requiring stitches to a leg wound.

We are investigating this incident thoroughly, and would urge anybody with any information to please contact police.‘

*Source of article : Thames Valley Police ‘latest news’.