Overview
- Police responded to reports of a man with a machete in Boscombe Chine Gardens on Thursday, October 1, and a 35-year-old Bournemouth man was treated for a head injury before being discharged.
- Officers arrested five males who remain in custody on suspicion of offences including attempted grievous bodily harm, threats to kill, affray and wounding with intent.
- South Western Ambulance Service confirmed it was called at 12:56pm and conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Poole Hospital for treatment.
- A major armed policing operation focused on the Home Office-run Chine Hotel, where an unnamed worker said one of the arrested men lives, and Dorset Police declined to comment on the suspects’ immigration status.
- Residents said the visible emergency response left them shaken and called for more local safety measures, and police have said they will keep extra patrols in place while enquiries continue.