A WOMAN from Colchester has been quizzed by cops after a student had her throat slashed.

The victim, 22, was attacked in the Cafe de Parish nightclub in Piccadilly, London, in the early hours of Sunday.

Police arrested a woman, 28, from the Colchester area yesterday morning on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. She is being kept in custody overnight.

The victim, a student from East London, was taken to hospital with a “significant” injury, where she was treated for wounds to her neck and hand following the attack at 2.30am. She was attacked by at least one woman, and it is though a piece of broken glass was used to slash her across the throat.

  • Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Westminster serious violence team have appealed for witnesses. Anyone with information Det Con Will Richards at Charing Cross police station on 020 7321 8224 or at will.f.h.richards@met.police.uk quoting the crime reference number 6506056/13.