Woman arrested after man stabbed in stomach

Cambridge CloseImage source, Google
Image caption,

Officers were called to Cambridge Close, where they found a man with a stab wound to his stomach

  • Published

A woman was arrested after a man was stabbed in the stomach.

Police said they were called to Plungington Road in Preston on Tuesday following reports of a disturbance at a pub.

The people involved had left, but officers were then called to Cambridge Close and found a man with a stab wound.

He was taken to hospital and was said to be in a serious but stable condition.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of Section 18 assault and affray.

Officers said they are treating the incidents as linked and patrols have been stepped up in the area as a precaution.

Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, external, X, external and Instagram, external. You can also send story ideas to northwest.newsonline@bbc.co.uk, external