The victim, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital after being slashed
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a slashing inside a gym in Speke . The victim, a man in his 20s, was slashed across the face with a bladed weapon inside David Lloyd leisure centre, off Speke Road this evening. Police and paramedics were called to the scene at 6.05pm on Thursday and the victim was taken to hospital for treatment of a facial injury.
A cordon is in place outside the seating area for Nando's on the retail park, but the restaurant remains open as usual. Chief Inspector Neal Arrowsmith said: “We are in the very early stages of investigating this incident as we look to establish the full circumstances of what happened. 'Although initial inquiries are still being carried out, we believe this was a targeted attack against the victim.
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