A MAN has been arrested after another was hospitalised in Bracknell after he was attacked and stabbed with a machete.

The incident happened at a bus shelter outside Radius Court, London Road, at 1.20pm on Wednesday (August 9).

A 42-year-old man from Bracknell was arrested on suspicion of section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent on Thursday (August 10). He has since been released on police bail.

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The victim, a man aged in his thirties, was attacked by a man with a machete and sustained a stab wound to his face. He remains in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Superintendent Andy Cranidge, the local policing area commander for Bracknell and Wokingham said: “I know that incidents such as this cause concern in our local communities, but I would like to reassure the public that we believe that the victim and offenders were known to each other and this was a targeted attack.

“We have made an arrest, and our investigation is progressing. The man has since been bailed to return to police at a later date.”

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He urged anyone with information or who may have witnessed the incident to contact police quoting reference number 43230354630.