A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed in the neck.
Merseyside police were called to Duke Street, in Birkenhead, at around 9.30pm yesterday to reports of a stabbing. At the scene they found a man had been stabbed in the neck in the area of Park Road West and Ashville Road.
The victim was rushed to hospital with serious injuries, and remains in hospital in a critical condition. Officers stayed at the scene and found a suspect on Ashville Road.
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They confirmed that after a chase the suspect, a 31-year-old man, was caught by police. The man, from Claughton, was then arrested on suspicion of Section 18 wounding. He was taken into custody and will be questioned by police.
Officers remain at the scene on Duke Street and are carrying out CCTV, witness and forensic enquiries. Anyone who witnessed the incident or with any information is asked to contact police.
Detective Inspector Darren Hankin said: "This was an appalling incident which has left a man seriously injured. The swift arrest yesterday shows that we will not tolerate weapons and those who seek to use them to cause fear and harm in our communities.
"We have unfortunately in recent months seen the catastrophic consequences of knife crime on Merseyside and we simply won’t stand by and allow people to carry knives and threaten the safety of themselves and others. While we have made one arrest, our extensive enquiries into the incident last night continue and our officers remain in the Duke Street area while our investigation progresses.
"If you were in Birkenhead last night and witnessed anything or have any information, the please let us know. Similarly if you were driving down Duke Street and have dashcam footage then please review it and tell us if you see anything.
"There is no place on Merseyside for knife crime so please come forward with any information you have on such incidents and we will do the rest to keep our streets safer. Anyone with any information is asked to contact us via our social media desk @MerPolCC or 'Merseyside Police Contact Centre' on Facebook, with reference 22000197496. Alternatively, you can call the independent charity @CrimestoppersUK anonymously, on 0800 555 111. You can also use their online form at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/give-information."
