Two in hospital after Humberstone Gate ‘attack’ leaves pavement covered in blood

Two men are in hospital this afternoon (Wednesday) following a “violent attack” in the city center this morning. Leicestershire Police cordoned off an area of ​​Humberstone Gate after the attack by “a number of assailants”, according to witnesses, just outside the Subway restaurant.

Police said in a statement this afternoon: “Shortly after 10.20 a report was received that two men had been assaulted in Humberstone Gate. Officers attended, but the suspects left before their arrival.

“The victims were taken to the hospital for treatment. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing and inquiries are ongoing.

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“No arrests have been made at this time. A closure that was put in place has since been lifted.” A member of staff at a nearby store described seeing a “large pool of blood” on the pavement.

The incident led to the installation of a cordon in the area which forced the Metro branch to close temporarily. A member of staff told LeicestershireLive: “There was an argument or something. There were two people who appeared to be bleeding. There was a lot of police around and the whole area was cordoned off for about an hour so people couldn’t get in here.”

An employee at Hansom Cab next door said: “The police put a cordon outside our door so we couldn’t get out. I didn’t see anything, but there were two men outside bleeding afterwards. The ambulance came and went and I assume it took them.”

The incident comes just a day after an attack closed the McDonald’s restaurant in Market Street, Leicester. Police attended an incident around 5.10am on Tuesday.

The restaurant was closed until around 10am yesterday while police forensics teams carried out an investigation. Police later said a man in his 20s was stabbed and another man, 37-year-old Daniel Edgar, was charged with grievous bodily harm.

He appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court this morning and the case was referred to Leicester Crown Court due to the seriousness of the alleged offence. A second man, aged 33, was arrested in connection with the McDonald’s incident, but no further action was taken against him and he was released.