Five men charged over Liverpool 'disturbance' stabbings
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Police believe the "large-scale disturbance" happened after two groups of men left The Safehouse nightclub
Five men have been charged over a "large disturbance" in Liverpool which left four other men injured.
Four men suffered wounds near a nightclub on Victoria Street on 27 December, Merseyside Police said.
The force said a 21-year-old was in a critical but stable condition in hospital, while the others were recovering at home.
The charged men are due to appear at Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
A 21-year-old man, from Huyton, has been charged with violent disorder, wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon.
The other four men - two 20-year-olds, one of Anfield and the other of no fixed address, and two 21-year-olds, one of Wavertree and the other from Huyton - are all accused of violent disorder.
A sixth man, a 29-year-old from Everton, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and violent disorder.
Police said he was held on Friday and will be questioned by detectives.
A 21-year-old man found at the junction of Church Street and Whitechapel remains in a critical but stable condition
Officers were alerted to the incident after they found the 21-year-old with stab wounds to his chest at the junction of Church Street and Whitechapel at about 05:30 GMT on 27 December.
A force representative said a second man self-presented at hospital with a stab wound to his back, while two others suffered head lacerations which were "believed to have been caused by being hit with a bottle or glass".
They said it was believed two groups of men had come together after leaving The Safehouse nightclub.
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