Braintree Panfield Lane incident: Photos show police cordon blocking footpath in residential area
A police officer at the scene revealed that the incident happened on Friday (November 13)
Tommy WathenEngagement Producer
Louise LazellSenior Reporter
Police units parked in Bailey Bridge Road, Braintree
New photos from Braintree show the size of a police cordon blocking a footpath in a residential area.
The police cordon was spotted by local residents at around 7am this morning (Saturday, November 14) between Bailey Bridge Road and Panfield Lane.
At least three police units and seven officers remain at the scene, with the incident believed to have happened on Friday afternoon.
A police officer at the scene told EssexLive that the incident happened yesterday.
The footpath connecting Panfield Lane and Bailey Bridge Road has been shut
Two police cars were seen parked close to the footpath on Bailey Bridge Road, with a number of officers standing guard.
On the other side of the cordon on Panfield Lane, one police car and one police officer were in place to block public access to the footpath.
Live Braintree Panfield Lane updates as police cordon off footpath in residential area
Photos from the scene show exactly where the footpath has been cordoned off in the residential area of Braintree, Essex.
The footpath closure and police presence is not currently causing any delays to traffic in the area.
The police cordon was reduced in size shortly before 11am
Shortly before 11am today, the police cordon was reduced in size to just one half of the green space to the side of the footpath.
It is not yet known exactly why the police have cordoned off the area or whether anyone has been seriously injured.
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