Four people ‘sprayed with substance’ in beauty spot sparking huge emergency response with police helicopter scrambled
FOUR people have been sprayed by a 'substance' sparking a major emergency service response - with a man arrested.
The alert was raised around 7.30pm yesterday following the incident in the Sutton Park area of Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham.
Several police vehicles responded to the incident, including marked unmarked vehicles and armed officers.
The four people who were sprayed and treated by medics were said to have "relatively minor symptoms". Two were taken to hospital.
A man in his 30s was detained by police.
A West Midlands Police spokesperson told The Sun: "The substance is not believed to be corrosive and enquiries are ongoing."
A previous force statement said: “We've arrested a man on Wednesday evening (August 14) after being called to reports that three people had been sprayed with a substance in the Sutton Park area of Sutton Coldfield.
“Officers attended at around 7.30pm along with colleagues from the fire and ambulance services. Following extensive searches, a man in his 30s was detained by officers.
“Four people who suffered from the effects of the spray were treated by ambulance crews for relatively minor symptoms and two were taken to hospital for further checks as a precaution.
“Anyone with information can contact us via Live Chat on our website or by calling 101, quoting log 4498 of 14 August.”
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Alternatively, anyone with any details can contact the independent charity, Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.
The Sun has contacted police for further information.