Two brothers were left bloodied after the attack and sent to hospital
Two brothers were left bloodied after the attack and sent to hospital
Husna Anjum Senior Live News Reporter and Sophie Doughty
21:35, 25 Feb 2026
Two brothers were left bloodied, one thinking he lost a hand, in a dramatic machete attack. Taking place in Blyth, Northumberland, Paul Boomer was at home watching the TV upstairs with his partner.
He then heard his younger brother Kyle, who was staying with him, call out from downstairs. The 53-year-old rushed to the living room and was confronted by two men before being struck repeatedly with a massive blade.
Meanwhile Kyle, 33, said he was clutching his seriously injured hand which he said had been cut almost all the way round. The incident occurred on February 16 just after 8pm, Chronicle Live reports.
Police have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of GBH with intent following the incident, which happened at Paul’s house on Twentieth Avenue.
Paul said: “I work in IT. I get up at 7am, I go to work, I come home and have my tea and I’m in bed by 9.30pm. This isn’t my world.”
Paul said he was in his room with his girlfriend Debra Clark when the drama unfolded. Kyle, who works as a delivery driver and has been living with Paul, was downstairs in the living room.
“I was sitting upstairs with my girlfriend watching television. We heard the door but didn’t think anything of it,” Paul explained. “Then I heard my brother scream; ‘They have cut my hand off’.”
When Paul got downstairs he saw two men in his house, one of which was armed with a machete, when the alleged attack took place before the men fled the house. Debra, who witnessed the attack on her partner called for an ambulance and attempted to help Kyle by holding a towel over his injured hand.
“He thought his hand was cut off because the bottom half was hanging off,” said Paul. “Debra was trying to hold Kyle’s hand on. She had a towel round it.”
Paul and Kyle were taken to hospital where Paul received stitches to his face and back before being discharged. Kyle remained in hospital after his brother was released.
“He’s got very little feeling in his hand,” Paul said. “He is very lucky he hasn’t lost it. It did look like they had cut it off. “
Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incident.
A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said: “At about 8.15pm on Monday, February 16, we received a report of a disturbance at and address in the Twentieth Avenue area of Blyth in Northumberland. Emergency services attended where it was found two men had sustained injuries consistent with having been caused by a bladed article.
“Both men, aged in their 30s and 50s, were taken to hospital for treatment of injuries not believed to be life-threatening. They have since been discharged.
“An investigation was launched and a 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault. He has since been released on police bail. Whilst enquiries are at an early stage, it is believed that those involved were known to one another.
“Enquiries remain ongoing on anyone with information is asked to get in touch.”
Quote reference number NP-20260216-0981 when contacting police.
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