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Violent Crime · Hounslow63-year-old Brentford man arrested after canal axe attack leaves victim with life-changing injuries
A 63-year-old man from Brentford has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a violent axe attack near Clitheroe’s Lock on the Grand Union Canal. The victim, a man in his 40s, remains hospitalised with life-changing injuries. Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them.
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Axe attack on Brentford towpath leaves man with life-changing injuries
A man in his 40s was attacked with an axe on the Grand Union Canal towpath in Brentford on 4 August. Police have closed the path near Lock 99 while searching for the attacker, who remains at large. No arrests have been made.
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