A woman has been held by police after reports she was seen with a knife in Sittingbourne.

Police were called at 5.23pm to reports of a distressed woman acting erratically in Regis Crescent.

She was detained under the Mental Health Act by officers but was not found to be in possession of a knife at the time.

No-one was injured during the incident and inquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.

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