A 28-year-old man has been detained for a mental health assessment following an incident involving a knife in the Lower English Street area of Armagh city centre.
The incident happened on the morning of Wednesday 5 August. Police were alerted after a man was reportedly seen with a knife in his waistband. Officers responding to the report stopped the man and recovered a knife.
Police called to Lower English Street
A Police spokesperson said the initial report concerned a man who had been spotted carrying the knife in the Lower English Street area. The location is in Armagh city centre, although the source report does not give a more precise street address or identify a particular premises where the incident took place.
“On Wednesday morning, 5 August, police received a report that a man had been spotted with a knife in his waistband in the Lower English Street area of Armagh.”
The spokesperson said officers then intervened, stopped the suspect and recovered the weapon.
“Responding officers stopped the suspect and recovered a knife.”
The man was taken into police custody after the knife was recovered. He was subsequently detained for assessment by mental health authorities.
“The 28 year old was taken into police custody before being detained for assessment by mental health authorities.”
Enquiries remain ongoing
Police said enquiries are ongoing. The report does not state that the man has been charged, and it does not provide details of any alleged offence beyond the circumstances in which the knife was reported and recovered.
It also does not say whether anyone was injured, whether members of the public were directly affected, or whether the incident led to any road, business or transport restrictions in the city centre.
The report gives no further information about the man’s identity, the type of knife recovered, why he was stopped, or the outcome of the mental health assessment. It also does not state whether he appeared in court or what further action police may take.
For now, the confirmed sequence is that police received a report on Wednesday morning, officers attended in the Lower English Street area, a knife was recovered, and the 28-year-old was taken into custody before being detained for mental health assessment. Police enquiries are continuing.