Halloween clown in reported 'medical device' attack

A idiosyncratic dressed arsenic a clown has been taken to infirmary aft reportedly being attacked with a "medical device" astatine a Halloween event.

The incidental happened connected Monday astatine the Ffear Fforest lawsuit astatine Zip World, successful Betws-y-Coed, Conwy region - dubbed "north Wales' eventual scare fest" by organisers.

Zip World said the unit subordinate came into interaction with a "potentially unsafe aesculapian device" but declined to remark connected claims that it was a needle.

North Wales Police said it was called to study of an battle astatine the tract connected Monday evening.

The unit added that enquiries are ongoing and that "there is nary hazard to the wider public".

Event organisers said the unit subordinate was taken to infirmary to beryllium checked implicit and has since been released.

A Zip World spokesperson said: "The subordinate of unit was dressed successful fancy formal arsenic a clown and portion of Zip World’s amusement team.

"They were discharged from infirmary past night."

They added that information measures astatine the tract - which was closed portion constabulary investigated but has present reopened - had been accrued and that the steadfast was moving with police.

Attendees person told the BBC that they were were near waiting successful the acheronian pursuing the alleged battle and that constabulary spent much than 2 hours searching each vehicle.

“There were a batch of radical asking questions and a batch of crying," said 1 woman, who did not privation to identified.

She and different customer, who paid astir £30 a ticket, bash not cognize if they volition beryllium refunded.