Man seriously injured in reported stabbing

Police were called to Heneage Road in Grimsby on Saturday evening

A 35-year-old man has been left seriously injured after a reported stabbing in Grimsby.

Humberside Police was called at about 18:50 BST on Saturday to assist other emergency services on Heneage Road.

The man was taken to hospital to receive treatment for serious injuries to his back, the force said.

Police asked for anyone with information or video footage to contact them.

An increased police presence would be in place in the local area while detectives investigated the circumstances of the attack, officers said.

Det Insp Tracy St Paul said: “I appreciate the events are understandably going to cause concern amongst local residents.

“While we are at the early stages of our investigation, we do believe this to be an incident involving individuals known to each other with no wider risk to the public."

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