Police appeal launched after late-night stabbing on Tavistock Viaduct
Police are investigating a serious assault on Tavistock Viaduct after a man was stabbed while walking his dog, with officers appealing for information to help identify the suspect
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed while walking his dog on Tavistock Viaduct.
The incident happened at around 11.45pm on Wednesday, 5 August, when the victim was walking along the viaduct.
According to Devon & Cornwall Police, an unknown man approached after entering the viaduct from the Glanville Road direction.
Police said the victim's dog barked at the man, who then stabbed the victim with an unknown implement.
The victim was taken to hospital with a wound to the right side of his body.
Police said the injury is not believed to be life-threatening.
“Enquiries have been ongoing to try and identify the suspect and we are now appealing to anyone in the area between 11pm and midnight who may have witnessed the assault, or who saw a man matching the below description, to get in touch,” a Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson said.
The suspect is described as a white man in his mid-30s, of medium build, around 5ft 10in tall, with dark hair and clean shaven.
He was wearing a grey hooded top, black joggers, white trainers and may have been wearing a baseball cap beneath the hood.
Anyone with information, or who was in the area at the time, is asked to contact Devon & Cornwall Police by calling 101 or via the force's website, quoting reference 50260207887.