Man arrested after stabbing on London Road in Peterborough

Emergency services descended on a property in London Road <i>(Image: Adrian Norman)</i>
Emergency services descended on a property in London Road (Image: Adrian Norman)
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A man has been arrested after a stabbing which saw armed police swarm a residential street in Peterborough.

Police were called at around 7pm on June 21 to reports of a stabbing in a house on London road.

Eyewitnesses reported a significant presence of emergency services at the scene, including armed police, riot shields and ambulances.

A man in his 20s, who suffered serious injuries, was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital, in Cambridge, and has since been discharged.

A 52-year-old man, from Peterborough, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in hospital.

Cambridgeshire Police confirmed an investigation into the incident, which is being treated as isolated, is ongoing.

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