Officers had been called to Chauncey House, Croxley View

4:03pm Thursday 5th July 2012 in News By Amie Mulderrig, Features Writer

Reports of an alleged stabbing at a block of flats in West Watford on Tuesday night - which resulted in armed police with dogs scouring the area - were made up, according to police.

Officers were called to reports of an assault in Chauncey House, in Croxley View, at around 8.35pm.

Initial reports stated that a man had been found with stab wounds and was treated by paramedics before being taken to Watford General Hospital.

But police have since said the victim’s injuries were not serious, claiming they were in fact "superficial" and that no offence had taken place.

Olivia Finucane, police spokeswoman, said: "We have conducted a full and thorough investigation following reports of an assault and robbery on a man on Croxley View on Tuesday night.

"Following investigations we do not believe that any offence has taken place and will no longer be investigating this incident."

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comments says...
5:40pm Thu 5 Jul 12

What a load of tosh!
Are the police stupid or are WO not doing their jobs properly?

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G_Whiz says...
11:38pm Thu 5 Jul 12

comments wrote:
What a load of tosh!
Are the police stupid or are WO not doing their jobs properly?
It worked for the sunday sport! Well for a while anyway!

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crazyfrog says...
8:51am Fri 6 Jul 12

And half of Watford police and armed units attended because?

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garston tony says...
11:22am Fri 6 Jul 12

crazyfrog wrote:
And half of Watford police and armed units attended because?
Because they were told someone had been stabbed. What did you expect them to do exactly in the circumstances?!

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crazyfrog says...
12:20pm Fri 6 Jul 12

so who called in the stabbing and why were they not charged with wasting police time? how did this person sustain superficial injuries, its all a little vague

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G_Whiz says...
5:28pm Fri 6 Jul 12

Yep! Someone should be charged with wasting police time... Just like the numpty on the bus who thought the e-cigarette was terrorists!

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