Stabbings may be connected to house party - police

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Police said officers were investigating a double stabbing in Stoke-on-Trent

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Two men were stabbed in an area where a house party was taking place in Stoke-on-Trent, police say.

The victims were found after police were called to an incident on Victoria Road, Fenton, just after 01:00 BST on Sunday.

They were treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Staffordshire Police officers are investigating whether the incident was connected to a house party being held in the area.

A force spokesperson said officers were speaking to people in the area and have urged witnesses to come forward.

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