{"id":91357,"date":"2025-01-31T10:36:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T10:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=91357"},"modified":"2025-01-31T16:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T16:34:46","slug":"live-updates-man-airlifted-to-hospital-with-serious-injuries-after-suspected-assault-in-butetown-at-9am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/01\/31\/live-updates-man-airlifted-to-hospital-with-serious-injuries-after-suspected-assault-in-butetown-at-9am\/","title":{"rendered":"Man, 39, in critical condition after being airlifted to hospital following 9am incident in Butetown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>Police have arrested a 33-year old man after the  incident at the Huggard Centre near Hansen Street in Butetown<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A MAN has been arrested following an assault in Butetown this morning which left a victim in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A statement from South Wales Police said: &#8220;We can confirm that a 33 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of an assault which occurred on Hansen Street, Cardiff, at approximately 9am today (Friday, January 31).&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 39 year-old man is being treated at the University Hospital of Wales where his condition is described as critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A police cordon remains in place at the scene of the incident on Hansen Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This incident occured outside The Huggard Centre in Butetown, close to Cardiff city centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An air ambulance landed on Callaghan Square and flew the victim to hospital, while a police helicopter, three police cars and four police vans were also quickly on the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See how events unfolded on our live blog below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>13:40<\/strong> &#8211; Forensics have left the scene <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Forensics have left the scene. A police update is to follow. No update on when Hansen Street will re-open. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiffian_news?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cardiffian_news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/butetown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#butetown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N6KqXXgaOj\">pic.twitter.com\/N6KqXXgaOj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Benedict Elliot (@benedict_azt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benedict_azt\/status\/1885322326511587412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12:15 &#8211; Police are appealing for witnesses <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Anybody who was in the area at the time who may have seen what happened is urged to contact 101. Please give reference *2500032515.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live Chat <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.south-wales.police.uk%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1XjQ9SZCaaVlDS0xIekD5iba8Grk0Tm06Y8vwpPk_OxNxfRVjf8yHkjq0_aem_NRfE-4LiLt3BdEYtOlsBzw&amp;data=05%7C02%7CArmstrongH6%40cardiff.ac.uk%7C12cdcdf876c042e2f35908dd41e25cf7%7Cbdb74b3095684856bdbf06759778fcbc%7C1%7C0%7C638739162647750757%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qFL5CxujpZiF1nrVO8geh5mdcP5msZVT86gyXos5Omg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/www.south-wales.police.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact us via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2Fl.php%3Fu%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fbit.ly%252FSWPProvideInfo%253Ffbclid%253DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1ZJD2M5hCMQdSAW8p4hP1FyyZXAtc1whwbHTDpjUQyLr7kGs38P274wrA_aem_78P3M5u3py1-hjqF2y44mw%26h%3DAT09duO0pMjQkuakX7ueor5Pw09uhCKjKeIoqn9A7ne7DLnUMxpu1LyV4ofDD62CHnhpYEAobDbe3XiLzRMM5lyjZx7qBdRdiGvWoRbyjmO9kRxnsl-rgs-OhQGBQFrxGg93%26__tn__%3D-UK-R%26c%5B0%5D%3DAT0kZPiKKBenIkFvW2M5dr9rle9_wdDovaTkNFHT3FSKvzsZKAjs4YPHIBxTAlRfCVhWTurn2cLjDgkdyyXGRWxCiTP_a7oeB-G38cW8YzeiM3i_04YYCjxjVsgwY8KS9Z379_27g17EmE5V3XuCByblpmNa7p9_tQga9q227m30c0ezN_e5VnC7lzjbj53uecsY9Gon3aOJZQSxivuhZzw5IEprKUgYcGEhtE3GWhvoDcZXkRX8A19U&amp;data=05%7C02%7CArmstrongH6%40cardiff.ac.uk%7C12cdcdf876c042e2f35908dd41e25cf7%7Cbdb74b3095684856bdbf06759778fcbc%7C1%7C0%7C638739162647769831%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MWN6U1mf%2FqcGthkFy3JU9rebWmfPffhbjeVIw2WWBwo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/SWPProvideInfo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>101<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Always call 999 in an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111&#8243;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>11:58<\/strong> &#8211; Emergency services were on the scene quickly <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At the scene of an alleged assault in Butetown, Cardiff City for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiffian_news?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cardiffian_news<\/a>.<br><br>Forensics teams have arrived. Police say a man was airlifted to hospital with \u201cserious injuries\u201d.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/butetown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#butetown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I9jZxCQEzD\">pic.twitter.com\/I9jZxCQEzD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Benedict Elliot (@benedict_azt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benedict_azt\/status\/1885300409465483657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A police helicopter and the air ambulance were on the scene, as well as three police cars and four police vans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police remain on the scene collecting evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>10:25 <\/strong>&#8211; Air ambulance leaves Callaghan Square<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Helicopter in Callaghan Square\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bZULeelkP3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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