UPDATE - Two released on bail after Castleford care home stabbing

By Sam Cooper
Published 19th Oct 2014, 22:17 BST
19 October 2014....... The Beeches care home on Ferrybridge Road, Castleford where a member of staff was stabbed by an intruder. Picture Tony Johnson19 October 2014....... The Beeches care home on Ferrybridge Road, Castleford where a member of staff was stabbed by an intruder. Picture Tony Johnson
19 October 2014....... The Beeches care home on Ferrybridge Road, Castleford where a member of staff was stabbed by an intruder. Picture Tony Johnson
Two men arrested after a stabbing at Castleford care home have been released on bail.

A 25-year-old and a 28-year-old were arrested by detectives this morning (Sunday) on suspicion of assault.

A police spokesman confirmed both men have been released on police bail pending further enquiries tonight.

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The victim, a 67-year-old woman, was working in the kitchen area of The Beeches care home, on Ferrybridge Road, at around 6.15am on Saturday when she heard a sound at the back door.

She opened it and was confronted by a man who forced his way in and punched her before stabbing her in the arm with a penknife.

The care worker was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police said the attack at The Beeches was being linked to a similar incident at a nearby care home, where, about 20 minutes earlier, a member of staff confronted two men at the property.