Overview
- Police were called shortly before midnight on Saturday to a hotel on Stifford Clays Road in North Stifford after reports that multiple people had been stabbed during what officers believe was an event attended by about 100 people.
- Officers found four people with injuries consistent with stabbing at the scene, though the force has not confirmed the extent of their injuries.
- Three men in their early 20s have been arrested and remain in custody: two from Hackney, aged 24 and 25, on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent, and a 21-year-old from Enfield on suspicion of grievous bodily harm without intent.
- Essex Police are appealing for CCTV, dashcam and witness information and ask the public to quote crime reference 42/142250/26 when contacting them or Crimestoppers for anonymous tips.
- Local reporting identifies the venue as the Farm Cottage Hotel between Orsett and North Stifford, and authorities say the probe is ongoing with enquiries focused on establishing motive and the sequence of events that led to the injuries.