Second 18-year-old arrested after man seriously hurt in Cambourne

A second man has been arrested following violence in Cambourne.

It follows an incident on Tuesday night (25 June) in Broad Street, which left a man with serious injuries.

He remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.

An 18-year-old man from the Cambourne area was arrested on Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm.

That followed the arrest of another 18-year-old man from Cambourne, on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent, earlier in the day.

Both men have since been released on bail until 17 September pending further investigation.

The police helicopter was scrambled in the early hours of Wednesday morning following the incident, to which police were called at about 10.50pm on Tuesday.

Police cordoned off a section of Broad Street in Great Cambourne on Wednesday morning and a scientific services unit attended the scene.

Following the incident, a force spokesperson said: ‘Police were called to reports of violence in Broad Street, Cambourne.

“Officers and paramedics attended, and a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries where he remains.”

Det Chief Insp Tom Rowe said on Wednesday: “I understand this is likely to be concerning for local people, but we believe it to be an isolated incident and we have extra patrols in the area today who people can speak to if they wish.

“Anyone who witnessed the incident should contact us on 101 or via web-chat and quote incident 632 of 25 June.”