Police called to City Park to report of 'bloodied man carrying knife'

Officers went to Godwin Street after a report came in at 2.26pm that a man with a facial injury was seen near to Nando's.

A passing motorist had reported seeing an injured man holding a Stanley-type craft knife.

There was a suggestion that a man with blood on his face had gone into the public toilets in City Park.

Officers could find no trace of an injured man and no arrests have been made. Police investigations are continuing.

Police officers also went to Culture Fusion, a youth centre on Thornton Road, to reports of an "altercation" between two men.

Police have spoken to both men involved in the altercation. Neither man wanted to make a complaint and no-one had been hurt. Police also did not find a knife.

Initially, police were not sure if the two incidents were linked.

A man, who did not wish to be named, said he was sat in City Park at about 2.30pm when a lot of police actvity began.

He said: "All of a sudden, there seemed to be at least three sirens coming from different parts of the city centre.

"One of the police cars came into City Park and drove straight round to the public toilets near the cafe.

"The cop was talking to the City Park attendant and they seemed to be looking for someone who had perhaps been into the toilet block. At around the same time, another police car was heading up towards the top end of town."