Police make third attempted murder arrest after Hanley attack

The victim remains in hospitalStaffordshire Police have taped off Potteries Way, in HanleyPolice investigating the attempted murder of a man have made a third arrest. A 39-year-old Stoke-on-Trent man is today still being quizzed following the Hanley attack.The victim – a man in his 30s – today remains in a ‘serious’ condition in hospital.Police, paramedics, and an air ambulance were deployed to Hillcrest Street, in Hanley, at 4.20pm on Sunday. Police later made two arrests on Wellington Street and officers and paramedics were also seen at the junction of Potteries Way and Bucknall New Road.A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: “A third man has been arrested following a serious assault in Hanley. A 39-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder last night (Tuesday 12 May). He remains in police custody while our inquiries continue.”Two other men, aged 52 and 53, both from Stoke-on-Trent, who were also arrested in connection with the assault have since been placed on conditional police bail. The victim, a man in his 30s, remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital. Officers continue to investigate the circumstances of what happened and urge anyone with information, CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage to call us.”Witnesses should call the police on 101, quoting incident number 517 of 10 May, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.Get even more North Staffordshire exclusives – and it is free