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FOLKESTONE — Live News Kent Police was called at 8.45pm on Friday 5 May 2023...

Liam Cooper

Published: 2:07 pm May 6, 2023

Updated: 10:29 am October 8, 2025

FOLKESTONE — Live News

Kent Police was called at 8.45pm on Friday 5 May 2023 following a report a man had been assaulted on steps leading off Bradstone Avenue.

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Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service and the man was taken to a local hospital with a leg injury consistent with a stab wound. The injury is not described as life-threatening.

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