Witnesses sought after man found with chest wounds in Harrogate

POLICE are appealing for information after a man was found with chest wounds in Harrogate.

North Yorkshire Police were called by the ambulance service to the Cenotaph near Parliament Street at around 4.30pm on Sunday, March 6.

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The 46-year-old man was taken to Harrogate District Hospital for treatment where he currently remains.

His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Police are at the scene of the incident and are carrying out an investigation to determine how the man sustained his injury.

A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said: “At this stage it is unclear how he came to be injured and officers need to establish if it was the result of an attack or if it was self-inflicted.”

Anyone with information is asked to call North Yorkshire Police on 101.

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