Filming on Anne Hathaway's new movie 'The Witches' suspended after stabbing

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. film studio in lockdown after stage hand on Anne Hathaway's new movie 'The Witches' is 'stabbed in neck with a Stanley knife' Filming of the remake of Roald Dahl's classic The Witches was suspended today Stage hand working on set was allegedly stabbed in the neck and hospitalised   Claimed a member of production crew attacked him during a fight at midday The alleged attacker was arrested by police and the studio famous for filming Harry Potter was in lockdown

By Vivek Chaudhary For Mailonline

Published: 17:41 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 17:41 BST, 19 June 2019

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Filming on Anne Hathaway’s new move 'The Witches' was dramatically stopped today as a crew member stabbed in the neck

Filming on Anne Hathaway’s new move 'The Witches' was dramatically stopped today as a crew member stabbed in the neck

One of Britain’s top film studios was in lockdown today after a stage hand on Anne Hathaway’s new movie The Witches was stabbed in the neck during a fight.

Police were called to Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, famous for filming Harry Potter, after the brawl between two crew working on the new Roald Dahl blockbuster.

Two ambulances were also called as the injured man was taken to a nearby hospital as police arrested his alleged attacker.

The scrap between a rigger and the stage hand took place as around 100 crew in total were on set in the iconic studios.

A spokeswoman for Hertfordshire police confirmed: ‘Police were called at around 12.35pm today (Wednesday, June 19) to reports of an incident at Warner Brothers Studios in Leavesden. 

‘One man sustained a neck injury and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

‘A second man was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and is currently in police custody.

‘It is believed the men are known to each other. Enquiries are continuing at this time to establish

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