A 21-year-old man has been left fighting for his life after he was stabbed in the stomach and head during a fight between two groups of men in Bournemouth, U. K.
The man was rushed to hospital after the attack which happened just before 3am, on June 18, 2023, in the Dorset town.
A woman, 21, who was not known to either group, suffered a knife wound to her lower body during the same incident and was also taken to hospital. Her condition is said to be not life-threatening.
A 20-year-old local man was arrested nearby on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and affray and remains in custody. He also sustained an injury to his hand and was taken to hospital for treatment.
Police are hunting a second suspect in connection with the stabbings. He was said to be wearing an orange T-shirt and was carrying a skateboard.
Police have set up two cordons at Old Christchurch Road by the BetFred shop and on nearby Albert Road.
Old Christchurch Road is the hub of Bournemouth's booming nightlife scene and would have been busy with stag and hen parties last night.
It has also become the worst area for violent crime in the resort town.
A doorman working at a nearby bar reported seeing a group of young people leave the area before noticing the seriously injured male lying on the pavement outside the Bef Fred shop.
'They walked straight past me and kept looking back at something. They walked away quickly,' he said.
'They didn't look like they were out clubbing.
'I saw a lad lying down on the floor and ambulance paramedics rushing towards him. It didn't look like he was moving.
'I didn't see anything before that or see anyone get hurt as I was minding the door.'
Detective Inspector Darren Moores, of Bournemouth CID, said: 'An investigation into this incident is ongoing to establish exactly what happened. I would urge anyone who witnessed it or filmed any of the incident on their mobile phone to please contact Dorset Police.
It is the latest in a recent spate of violent crimes to happen on Old Christchurch Road.
In March 2022 local DJ Tom Roberts was stabbed to death by an illegal immigrant in a row over an e-scooter outside the Subway sandwich bar there.
A young woman was raped by four men in a cul-de-sac off Old Christchurch Road during the early hours of October 30, 2022
Another young woman was sexually assaulted by two men on the junction of Glen Fern Road and Old Christchurch Road at 4:50am on February 19 this year.
On May 13 a teenage man was taken to hospital after being stabbed outside the McDonald's restaurant on Old Christchurch Road.
At 6:10am on June 11, 2023, a man aged in his 20s was beaten up and robbed of his watch by another man outside Camel bar in Old Christchurch Road
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