Overview

• The added arrests bring the total number of suspects held over the early-morning knife attack on St Mary’s Butts to five, all in custody on suspicion of attempted murder.
• Forensic teams have completed on-scene operations and the police cordon around St Mary’s Butts has been lifted, restoring traffic flow near the Oracle shopping centre.
• Two local bars and several businesses have already supplied CCTV to investigators following wider appeals for witness testimony.
• Victims—a teenager now discharged and two men still hospitalised—remain under treatment after sustaining serious injuries on August 10.
• Chief Inspector Emma Tompkins announced plans for increased weekend patrols to reassure the Reading town centre community.