Serious assault in Cardiff Central Square

South Wales Police is continuing to investigate a serious assault in Cardiff Central Square yesterday evening (Tuesday, December 19) at around 8.45pm.

Two males aged 18 and 17 are in hospital with stab wounds and are described as being in a critical condition.

Several police cordons which were in place in the city centre including St Mary Street have all been removed. We would like to thank the community for their support, understanding and patience during this investigation.

Detective Superintendent Tom Moore, from South Wales Police, said:

“Extensive enquiries are on-going to establish the circumstances of this incident.
“CCTV footage from surrounding buildings has been recovered which will help us piece together the events which unfolded on Wednesday evening.
“It is understood two groups of young people were in the area prior to the assault and we would appeal for anyone with information or footage to please come forward.”

If you can help, please contact South Wales Police by one of the following means quoting reference 2300430965.

• Live Chat https://www.south-wales.police.uk/
• Contact us via https://bit.ly/SWPProvideInfo
• Email [email protected]
• 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111

Always call 999 in an emergency.

Although knife crime is not a part of everyday life in South Wales, it is important that we continue taking action to prevent a problem occurring.
Knife crime affects only the minority of our population.

However, any incident involving a knife can have devastating consequences for those involved.

Through our campaign #NotTheOne, we aim to educate young people on the dangers of carrying a knife by giving parents, teachers, and community groups the tools they need to do this: https://www.nottheone.co.uk