Police still hunting man after Preston stab attack on Christmas Day
Police are still hunting for a man after a stabbing in Preston on Christmas Day.
Armed police were deployed in the Plunginton area of Preston on Christmas Day, and roads were cordoned off while they hunted the attacker.
A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “We were called at shortly before 9am on December 25 to reports that a 37-year-old man had been stabbed on Eldon Street, Preston.
“He was taken by ambulance to the Royal Preston Hospital in a serious but not life threatening condition.
“Officers, including armed officers, subsequently carried out a search of a property on Blackpool Road as part of enquiries to trace a suspect but they were not located.
“Enquiries to trace him are on-going.”