Police appeal after man seriously injured in incident in Dunstable

We are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously injured following an incident in Dunstable yesterday evening (Saturday).

Emergency services were called just before midnight, to reports that a man had been injured during an altercation outside the Wheatsheaf, in High Street North.  

The man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and he remains in a critical condition.  

Detective Inspector Mark Butler, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: “We’re appealing for anyone with information about this incident to get in touch.

“We know there were a number of people both inside and outside the Wheatsheaf at the time and we would urge them to contact us to help us establish the circumstances that led to this man being injured.”

A 43-year-old man was arrested at the scene and remains in police custody for questioning.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police via our online reporting centre, or call 101. Please quote Operation Parkland.

You can also call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.