A man has been arrested over the stabbing of a male in a shop in Derry city centre.
Police Derry City and Strabane say: “Our officers investigating a report of a stabbing incident at the Foyle Street area of Derry/Londonderry on Sunday 13th October, have arrested a man.
“Shortly after 1:40am, a 27 year old man had been stabbed a number of times by another man inside a shop in the area.
“He was taken to hospital for injuries to his left shoulder and lower back, that were not believed to be life-threatening.
“The male made off on foot following the incident towards the Shipquay Street area.
“A 24 year old man was later arrested and is currently in police custody at this time.
“Enquiries are continuing and at this stage, the incident is being treated as a racially motivated hate crime.
“Police would appeal to anyone with any information in relation to the incident, to contact them on 101 quoting reference number 154 13/10/24.
“Alternatively, you can submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/
“The independent charity Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/”
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