Men Appear in Court Charged with Wounding With Intent

Two men have appeared in court charged with an offence of wounding with intent.

They both appeared before the court this morning where both have been remanded at the prison before their next live link court appearance on August 29.

Between 6.45pm and 7pm and Saturday August 19, police responded to a report of a male having been attacked with a weapon, sustaining serious but non-life threatening injuries in the area of the Cinder Path, off Peel Road in Douglas.

The Police said: ‘As a result of the initial report of involving a weapon, we took a precautionary measure of having police and armed response officers present in the area whilst arrest enquiries were made and any perceived threat was reduced.

‘Whilst it is unusual to see armed police officers in our community as we live on a safe island, we still need to ensure we can protect our community from any threats. We can assure you at this time this was an isolated incident and there was no threat to any other members of the public.

‘Whilst this case has resulted in a charge to court, we are still pursuing a number of lines of enquiry so would like to put out another appeal for any persons who were in the area of the Cinder Path in Douglas at the time between 6pm and 7pm on Saturday August 19.

‘This appeal also extends to any motorists that may have dash cam footage and were travelling along Peel Road, Douglas, again during the above time. We would like to encourage anyone with potential dash cam footage to come forward and speak with us as it may hold something that could assist with the investigation. ‘