Hunt for man seen emptying plastic bag full of blood in Reading town centre

Police have been referred to as after blood was discovered on a number of streets in Studying city centre (Image: BBC Information/ BPM Media)

A search has been launched after a person was caught on CCTV emptying a bag of blood onto the streets of Studying.

Police have been referred to as after blood was discovered on Broad Road, Duke Road and Jackson’s Nook within the city centre at round 7am on Tuesday morning.

CCTV footage captured a person strolling alongside Broad Road at 2.35am carrying a white plastic bag with a amount of liquid inside, Thames Valley Police mentioned.

It confirmed him emptying the bag onto the bottom as he handed John Lewis.

Following the invention, the world was closed off whereas forensics officers gathered proof from the scene.

Police have confirmed the liquid is blood and assessments to ascertain its nature and the place it got here from are ongoing.

The power has mentioned there isn't any suggestion the blood got here from an injured particular person and officers have discovered no proof of anybody attending hospital with accidents or calling an ambulance.

Owen Parker-Brunt, supervisor of Wolf Italian Road Meals in Broad Road whose CCTV digicam captured the incident, informed the BBC he watched the ‘extraordinarily uncommon’ footage with a police officer after arriving at work.

Police are interesting for witnesses (Image: BBC Information)

He mentioned: ‘We each discovered it very unusual, it was an especially uncommon factor to see.

‘I wouldn’t have needed to see an assault or something like that however not less than it could clarify what occurred relatively than the open-ended query most individuals are asking now.

‘I simply hope the particular person in query is all proper and will get no matter assist they might want.’

Investigating officer detective inspector James Jackson, of Studying CID, mentioned: ‘At this stage, there stays no suggestion of an injured social gathering, as all checks with South Central Ambulance Service and the native hospitals haven't situated an incident that will recommend any harm.

‘As such, at this level, we don't consider the supply of the blood is because of an assault, though we retain an open thoughts as to those uncommon circumstances, and are finishing up an intensive investigation.’

Following the incident, police are interesting for anybody with any data or anybody who noticed something unusual within the early hours of Tuesday morning to come back ahead.

‘I'd additionally enchantment on to the person seen within the pictures to contact the power, as I'd be eager to talk to him’, DI Jackson added.

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