Rotherham weekend stabbings 'linked' say policepublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 24 September 2018
Two men are in hospital after two stabbings in Rotherham yesterday evening.
Masked men approached two parked cars outside the McColls convenience store in Aston at about 20:15 and attacked a 21-year-old man.
He received injuries to an arm and his ribs.
The second attack took place shortly afterwards.
An 18-year-old man was assaulted outside Del's convenience store in the Swallownest area - he was left with slash wounds to his hands and legs.
Both men are in a stable condition and police say they're treating the assaults as linked.