Man in hospital after attempted robbery

Investigators searched an area of Meadow Lane in Birstall on Sunday
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A man has been taken to hospital after he was hurt in an attempted robbery in Leicestershire, police said.
The man was found on Wolsey Way, Syston, at 00:32 BST on Sunday and an investigation discovered he was attacked in Meadow Lane, Birstall, some time earlier on Saturday night.
The force said it was investigating what had happened to him and appealed for information.
The man was still in hospital and was in a stable condition on Sunday, they added.
Meadow Lane was taped off while police forensic experts searched the scene of the attempted robbery.
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