Police issue statement following reports of stabbing in Northampton neighbourhood

Reports of a stabbing in Holdenby Road, Kingsthorpe, were made to Northamptonshire Police on Sunday night at around 7pm. Residents also reported seeing blue flashing lights and hearing sirens in the Kingsthorpe Front area at the same time.

Explaining what happened, officers said: “We were called to this location last night to reports of a stabbing but when we got there, no one had been stabbed and there seemed to be no crime.

"We did an area search and house to house enquiries but it seemed not as first reported.”