Reading stabbing: Three dead and more injured as police investigate terror motive in park attack

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The park was pretty full, a lot of people sat around drinking with friends, when one lone person walked through, suddenly shouted some unintelligible words and went around a large group of around 10, trying to stab them,” said Lawrence Wort, 20. open image in gallery Air ambulances at the scene near Forbury Gardens, Reading “He stabbed three of them, severely in the neck, and under the arms, and then turned and started running towards me, and we turned and started running. “When he realised that he couldn’t catch us, he tried to stab another group sat down, he got one person in the back of the neck and then when he realised everyone was starting to run, he ran out the park.” Graphic footage from the scene showed the three victims lying injured metres apart on the grass, surrounded by members of the public as police carried out emergency first aid. open image in gallery Police officers and their vehicles close off a road after reported multiple stabbings in Reading The group released advice on picking “soft targets” containing crowds of people but low security. ”I have goosebumps knowing that this has happened only a few hours after we all peacefully came together today to talk about change and equality and it’s pretty heartbreaking that this day has been tarnished with violence.“ Police confirmed that the incident was not believed to be related to the earlier Black Lives Matter protest.