NEWS: Six die in knife attack in Jersey

Six people, including two children, have been killed after a stabbing incident in Jersey, police have said.

Police were called to a flat at Victoria Crescent, Upper Midvale Road, at 15:00 BST after reports of a multiple stabbing incident.

A 30-year-old man is in police custody at Jersey General Hospital where he is also recovering from surgery.

Two men and two women were also killed. The identities and ages of the deceased have yet to be confirmed.

The hospital's emergency department was temporarily closed, but a hospital spokeswoman confirmed that the hospital had now re-opened.

A number of witnesses have come forward and are currently being interviewed by police as officers make efforts to identify the victims.

Forensic officers are at the scene, together with a number of uniformed officers and detectives.

'Complex investigation'
States of Jersey Police head of crime services Stewart Gull, who is leading the inquiry, said: "Clearly this complex investigation is in its very early stages as we try to establish exactly what happened.

"We are appealing to anyone who may have any information to contact us.

"We are mindful, too, of the impact of any such serious and tragic incident on the local community, and we have police officers in the area to support the investigation and local people."

A major incident room has been set up and police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.

A cordon is around the scene, preventing some residents from returning to their properties. The island's town hall and a residential home have been opened for them to stay at.

Private house
Witness Andre Thorpe said he believed all the victims were members of the same family.

Mr Thorpe said: "For Jersey it was a major incident. Two ambulances turned up first because it was within a quarter of mile of the ambulance station.

"Then four or five police vehicles came, all blues and twos.

"They were trying to access a private house in the crescent. It was an old Victorian terrace, a lot of them are split into flats."

Mr Thorpe added that the area where the incident happened was quite secluded.

"I was first aware something was happening when I saw people looking out for the ambulances as I walked up the road," he said.

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