Surrey PCSO hospitalised after targeted knife attack

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Surrey PCSO hospitalised after targeted knife attack

A female Police Community Support Officer is being treated for serious injuries after being stabbed in a targeted attack.

Date - 23rd June 2022
By - Chris Smith

Surrey Police has issued an appeal for witnesses after an off-duty Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) was stabbed by a teenager. The officer was taken to hospital yesterday afternoon and two 15 year-old boys and a 14-year-old boy were arrested...

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