Two men have been taken to hospital after a double stabbing in Walton.
Police were called to Pervil Street at around 6.20pm on Thursday (November 12) to reports that a male had been found in the street with a laceration to his arm.
Another was discovered inside a house with slash wounds to his body. Both victims were taken to hospital for treatment on their respective injuries.
Officers later arrested two men aged 35 and 33 from the Liverpool area on suspicion of Section 18 assault, grievous bodily harm with intent.
Two women aged 43 and 34, also from Liverpool, were also detained on suspicion of Section 18 assault, wounding with intent and affray. All four are in custody for questioning.
Detective Inspector Lee Egerton said: “We believe this to be an isolated incident where four people have been arrested, however we continue to investigate to understand the circumstances of what happened.
“I would appeal to anyone who lives in the area, that has any information or who has any doorbell or CCTV footage that may have captured the incident to get in touch as soon as possible.
“Knife crime has absolutely no place in Merseyside. Every knife we remove from our streets is one less opportunity for harm, and we will continue to take a hard stance against those who carry or use knives.
“We will continue to target such offenders and protect our communities, so if you have information about this incident or someone carrying a knife or know someone involved in knife crime please contact us.”
Anyone with information on this incident can contact Merseyside Police via social media on X or Facebook @MerPolCC with reference 26000929306.
You can also report information via their website or by calling 101.
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online here.