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Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Daily Mail
Man is found dead in children's play area 'after attacking his partner with an iron bar and leaving her fighting for her life'
A man is believed to have killed himself in a children's play area in a quiet Yorkshire village after fleeing the cottage where his partner lay critically injured. Shona Blackburn, 46, was brutally beaten with an iron bar yesterday before her gym-goer boyfriend ran off - sparking a huge manhunt. He was later found dead among play equipment behind the village hall in picturesque Naburn, just outside York. According to locals, the couple had lived in the village a number of years where keen horsewoman Ms Blackburn had a job working from her £300,000 cottage. Her partner - who has yet to be named - did not appear to work and was often seen out walking her whippet, called Lady. After the drama unfolded shortly before 6pm yesterday, the 'frightened' dog fled the house and was later found at a nearby former railway station on the edge of the village. In an update this evening North Yorkshire Police said officers 'are not looking for anyone else' in connection with the death of the man, aged in his 40s. Ms Blackburn and her partner were both regulars at the local pub, The Blacksmiths Arms, where regulars were in shock about what had happened. 'She was attacked with an iron bar - quite brutally,' one said today. 'He then did a runner. Police were asking locals to look for him so it became a local manhunt. 'Then he was found in the play park behind the village hall. 'The air ambulance landed in the field at the back. It is very sad. 'They were only in the pub on Sunday. He seemed a nice guy. 'They came in the pub a few times a week. 'He looked like a regular gym goer, very muscly tanned and tattooed. He was always pleasant and nice. 'When they came on Sunday they did not seem any different. 'There is a weird feeling in the village today. Everyone is messaging everyone.' A pensioner said: 'My son knew Shona well and is devastated. She is absolutely lovely - so nice and kind. 'I often used to see her out walking her dog when she was not working from home and she would always smile and say "Hello". 'I just cannot believe what has happened.' After the attack was discovered word spread around the village that her partner was on the run. One local woman who lives opposed the village hall said: 'All we were told by police was that there was a man on the loose. 'There were police everywhere. 'The air ambulance landed in the field behind the church hall to take Shona to hospital but no one saw her boyfriend at the time. 'Later police cordoned off the play area and we heard he had killed himself. 'She is a lovely lady. Everyone went looking for her dog and she was found near the old station not far away.' People in the village said Shona did not appear to have any children of her own but her partner may have been a dad by a previous relationship. There was no reply from the couple's terraced cottage yesterday as police continued a painstaking forensic examination of the scene. The area behind the house was taped off as a crime scene while the play area - which has reopened to the public - was deserted. One mother said: 'I reckon it will be a while before anyone takes their kids there again. 'The whole village is in shock. You hardly ever even see a policeman or an ambulance man around here.' North Yorkshire Police said officers were called at around 5.50pm yesterday 'by a concerned member of the public to reports of an assault'. 'On arrival officers found a woman with a serious head injury. 'She was treated at the scene and then taken to hospital by air ambulance for further treatment. 'A search for the suspect who had left the scene, led officers to a nearby playpark where the body of a man was found. 'Officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with his death. 'An investigation is ongoing into both incidents. 'Our thanks go to members of the public who supported the victim of the assault and helped at the scene of the incident. 'We realise the events in Naburn will have caused shock and concern in the village. 'However, officers believe that the wider community were not at risk and that both parties involved in the incident knew each other.'
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Yahoo
Police seek to reassure village in shock after woman hurt and man's body found
A USUALLY quiet and sleepy village near York was still reeling today after a woman suffered a serious head injury and a man's body was found nearby. North Yorkshire Police have sought to reassure people in Naburn following the incident which happened on Monday evening which they said had caused 'shock and concern' in the village. One of the two police vehicles stationed in York Road, Naburn. (Image: Newsquest)As reported, a concerned member of the public raised the alarm and reported an assault at a property in the village at about 5.50pm. A woman found with a serious head injury was treated at the scene before being taken by air ambulance to hospital. Police cordon was used to seal off a property in Naburn. (Image: Newsquest) A police spokesman said the suspect had left the scene, but the body of a man was found at a nearby playpark. Officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with his death, he added. (Image: Newsquest) These photos show the police vehicles that remained stationed in York Road, Naburn, today, Tuesday, close to a property that was cordoned off. The play park in Naburn which reopened but remained empty (Image: Newsquest) The play park behind the Village Hall on Vicarage Lane, had reopened but remained quiet apart from the occasional dog walker passing by. According to reports on social media, villagers and fellow dog lovers rallied round to find the woman's beige-coloured whippet dog that had escaped from the property during the incident. Comments on Facebook suggest the dog has been found. The police have thanked members of the public who supported the woman who was assaulted and helped at the scene. A police investigation is ongoing into both incidents, and a spokesman said: "We realise the events in Naburn will have caused shock and concern in the village. "However, officers believe that the wider community were not at risk and that both parties involved in the incident knew each other. "Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing and there will continue to be a police presence in the village to support the community."
The Sun
12-08-2025
- The Sun
Body of man found in children's playpark after woman attacked inside home and left with serious head injury
A BODY has been found in a playpark in the wake of a violent assault that left a woman seriously injured. Cops raced to the village of Naburn near York yesterday after a member of the public reported an assault. When they arrived at a property in the village a woman was found with a serious head injury and rushed to hospital by air ambulance to be treated. Police then launched a hunt for a suspect which led them to a nearby playpark where they discovered the body of a man. It is believed that the man and woman knew each other. Officers say they are not hunting for anyone else in connection with either of the incidents. Investigations into the assault and the discovery of the body have been launched. A beige coloured whippet dog escaped from the property during the chaos with officers asking anyone who finds the pup to contact them. North Yorkshire Police said: "We realise the events in Naburn will have caused shock and concern in the village. "However, officers believe that the wider community were not at risk and that both parties involved in the incident knew each other." North Yorkshire Police have thanked members of the public who helped the injured woman in the wake of the violence. 1
BBC News
12-08-2025
- BBC News
Man's body found in Naburn park after woman seriously injured
Police investigating a serious assault on a woman have found a man's body in a play were called to the village of Naburn, near York, after reports of an assault at about 17:50 BST on woman was taken by air ambulance to hospital. A search for a suspect led officers to a nearby park, where the man's body was discovered.A spokesperson for the force said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the man's death. "We realise the events in Naburn will have caused shock and concern in the village. However, officers believe that the wider community were not at risk and that both parties involved in the incident knew each other," the spokesperson of the public were thanked for supporting the victim of the assault and helping at the are asking residents to report sightings of a "beige-coloured" whippet, which escaped from the property during the incident. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
