THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following an incident in Reading.
Quantities of blood were reported in Broad Street, Duke Street and Jackson’s Corner at around 7am on Tuesday, February 22, and the area was cordoned off for forensic investigations.
Tests are currently ongoing to ascertain the nature and source of the blood, reported police.
A number of enquiries have been made to ascertain the reasons for the blood being located, but there has been no suggestion of an injured person presenting at hospital or to the ambulance service.
Detective Inspector James Jackson, of Reading CID, said: “At this stage, there remains no suggestion of an injured party, as all checks with South Central Ambulance Service and the local hospitals have not located an incident that would suggest any injury.
“As such, at this point, we do not believe the source of the blood is as a result of an assault, although we retain an open mind as to these unusual circumstances, and are carrying out a thorough investigation.”
Detective Inspector Jackson said that CCTV footage captured in the early hours of yesterday morning shows a male walking along Broad Street in the direction of Kings Street who appears to be carrying a white plastic bag with a quantity of liquid inside.
“As the male passes John Lewis at approximately 2.35am, he is seen to start emptying the liquid from the bag onto the ground,” he said.
“At this stage, we have had no reports that would link in with these circumstances, and so we would appeal to anybody who was in the vicinity between 2.15am and 2.45am.”
Anyone with information, CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage is asked to contact the police via 101, or online, quoting reference number:43220080490.
