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21-year-old has been arrested by police following the incident in Clay Lane, Coventry

A man has been arrested following a stabbing in Coventry last night.

Police and paramedics were called to Clay Lane, in Stoke, at around 6.25pm and a 42-year-old man was taken to hospital with abdominal injuries.

West Midlands Police say the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of wounding and is currently helping police with their inquiries.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

Coventry man pleads not guilty to Stoke assault

A Coventry man accused of attacking another man in the city will stand trial later this year.

Denzil Grant, 21, of Cheylesmore, was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after a man suffered abdominal injuries in Clay Lane, Stoke, on Thursday, July 7.

The 42-year-old man’s injuries were said to not be life-threatening.

Unemployed Grant, from Park Paling, appeared at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday when he entered a not guilty plea and the case was sent for trial.

It is hoped the trial will get underway in October and Grant was remanded in custody.