Two men have been arrested following an incident in which a man was stabbed at a party in Leicester.
Police were called at 11.38pm on Thursday (20 January) to a report of a stabbing at an address in Nixon Court, Putney Road.
A man, in his twenties, sustained a single stab wound and was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
A cordon remains in place at the scene while a cordon placed on a car park nearby has since been lifted.
Two men, both 22-years-old and from Slough, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remain in police custody where he will be questioned by detectives.
Detective Inspector Rob Arthur, from the force’s Complex Investigation team, said: “Our enquiries remain very much ongoing as the investigation progresses and despite this arrest we are still keen to speak to anyone who may have any information about what happened that we have not spoken to.
“I would urge those people to make contact with us. The information you have could prove extremely valuable to our investigation so please contact us and tell us what you know.”
Anyone with information can contact police on 101 or online via www.leics.police.uk quoting incident 725 of 20 January.
Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers which is free and anonymous on 0800 555 111.
🔴 Updated News - Sunday 23/01/22 19:00
Two men, both 22-years-old and from Slough, arrested yesterday (Saturday 22 January) on suspicion of attempted murder have since been released on police bail pending further enquiries.