Overview
- Officers detained a 20-year-old at Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows on suspicion of five counts of Section 18 wounding, affray and criminal damage.
- Five people were treated by paramedics at the scene for injuries that police say are not life-threatening.
- Police describe the weapon as a metal object possibly a crowbar, with an incident report stating a reception counter was damaged before the assaults.
- The suspect, identified by police as originally from Afghanistan, remains in custody as forensic work continues and a cordon stays in place.
- Eyewitness video shows the man being escorted into a police van; officers urge anyone with information to contact Merseyside Police or Crimestoppers.