Thames Valley Police John Campbell describes 'horrific' scene of Reading attack

Thames Valley Police Chief Constable John Campbell described the scene of the attack in Reading as "horrific".

At a short press briefing, he said: "As you can imagine the scene we came across was pretty horrific"

"We had a number of officers that were in the community because they were patrolling around Reading and they were there very quickly.

"We also had a number of people in the park that were witnesses to this incident and they saw the terrible tragedy unfold.

"So you can imagine both for my officers but also for those that were involved it was very distressing and we are doing all that we can to make sure we are supporting them as well as progressing the criminal inquiry."

He declined to comment on whether the 25-year-old suspect currently in custody was previously known to police for extremism.
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