Appeal for witnesses after attempted murder in Tilehurst

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was attacked in Tilehurst yesterday (Friday).
Thames Valley Police have launched an attempted murder investigation after officers were called to a report of an assault in a garden in Grafton Road, Tilehurst, shortly before 7.30pm, following reports that a woman, in her fifties, had been attacked with an unknown bladed weapon.
She sustained injuries to her right arm, head and back and is currently in a stable condition at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.
Police believe the offender to be a white man, who was wearing blue denim jeans and a blue denim jacket, and who was seen before and after the incident riding a blue or green Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle.
A man from Reading has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
He is currently in police custody
Anyone who may have any information on the incident is being urged to contact DS Elton Evans on the 24-hour non-emergency number 101.