STABBED MAN IN FIGHT FOR LIFE

A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed in a Peterborough house.

The man, aged in his 30s, is in a critical condition following the attack, which happened at about 8pm in Myrtle Avenue, Dogsthorpe on Tuesday.

Neighbours described being led out of their homes at gunpoint by armed police, and dozens of emergency vehicles, including ambulances and police cars turning up.

One man, who was initial- arrested by police but was released without charge yesterday, said he had been eating dinner with his partner in a flat near where the stabbing happened. He said : “I was eating dinner with my girlfriend, when we saw an ambulance outside. We watched for a while, and more police and ambulances arrived, and a man was taken out on a stretcher.”

His girlfriend said: “I went out to check what was happening, and there were armed police outside the door in the hallway. We were taken outside with guns pointed at us by police, and my boyfriend was arrested outside”

The man said he had suffered injuries to his arm in the arrest, and said he was kept at Thorpe Wood Police Station for 15 hours.

Another neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: “It is a nice neighbourhood, and most people get on with each other.

“It was scary when the armed police turned up. You do not expect that on your doorstep. There are children who live here - it is scary.”

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire police said: “We were called at about 8pm on Tuesday August 14 with rely ports of violence at a property in Myrtle Avenue, Peterborough.

“Officers attended the scene and a man in his 30s was taken to hospital with stab wounds. His condition is described as critical, but stable.

“A man in his 50s from Peterborough was arrested on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm, but was later released with no further action. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.”

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Cambridgeshire police on 101, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Police at the scene in Myrtle Avenue on Wednesday