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A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed in Rugby, police have said



The victim, who is in his 20s, was taken to hospital after being found in Balcombe Road at 12:20 GMT on Sunday.

Warwickshire Police said he had been stabbed twice and his injuries were life-threatening.

Two men and a boy, all from Rugby, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The force said the trio, aged 15, 19 and 21, remained in custody.

A black Volkswagen was seen leaving the scene at the time of the attack. A cordon has since been set up.

Det Supt Suzanne Baker said: "This was a terrifying incident in broad daylight that has left a man with serious injuries and must have been very frightening for anyone who witnessed it.

"A team of detectives are now investigating to establish exactly what happened and how the victim came to suffer his injuries."

Two more arrests after man attacked

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender after a man was found with serious stabs wounds in a street in Rugby.

The victim, in his 20s, is in a stable condition in hospital after he was discovered in Balcombe Road on Sunday afternoon, Warwickshire Police said.

The 43-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man, both from Rugby, are in custody.

A 21-year-old man arrested on Sunday with two others, on suspicion of attempted murder, remains in custody.

A 15-year-old boy and 19-year-old man, from Rugby, have been released on bail until next month pending further enquiries.

Police say the victim was stabbed twice in the incident.

Coventry man, 19, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

A 19-year-old from Coventry has been arrested on suspicion of murder as part of an ongoing police investigation into a stabbing in Rugby.

Emergency services were called to Balcombe Road at around 12.20pm on Sunday (February 7) where a man in his 20s was found to have sustained stab wounds.

The victim is still in hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition.

Five others who have been previously arrested as part of the investigation have now been bailed.

They are:

• A 21-year-old man from Rugby arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Sunday has been bailed until early March.
  
• A 15-year-old boy and 19-year-old man - both from Rugby - arrested on suspicion of attempted murder have been bailed until next month pending further enquiries.
  
• A 43-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man – both from Rugby – arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been granted bail until early March.

Detectives at Warwickshire Police are continuing to investigate the incident and are keen for witnesses to come forward as part of their ongoing enquiries.

Four charged with attempted murder after Rugby stabbing

Four men have been charged with attempted murder, following a stabbing in Rugby.

The men have all been charged in connection with the incident on Balcombe Road last Sunday (February 7).

It resulted in a man in his 20s suffering a stab wound.

He remains in a serious, but stable condition in hospital.

Today (Saturday, February 13), Warwickshire Police has confirmed that four men have been charged with attempted murder.

They are:

• Callum Grace, aged 21 of Saunton Road, Rugby.
• Samuel Wash, aged 20 of Warwick Road, Wolston.
• Donawan Guirirab, aged 20 of Paradise Street, Rugby.
• Farouq Semakula, aged 20 of Oakfield Road, Rugby.

The men were all due to appear at Coventry Magistrates' Court this morning.

It has been confirmed that enquiries are continuing into this incident.

Land Rover Discovery driver may have 'vital information' in attempted murder investigation

Detectives investigating the alleged attempted murder of a man in Rugby are trying to identify a driver who could have vital information.

A man in his 20s who was found with a stab wound in Balcombe Road at around 12.20pm on Sunday, February 7.

An investigation was launched by Warwickshire Police who now want to locate the driver of what was described as a ‘well-polished’ black, 4x4 Land Rover Discovery that was seen in the area at around 12.30pm.

Detective Constable Caroline McMurchie, from Warwickshire Police's major investigation unit, said: “We believe the driver of the Discovery stopped at the site of the incident, got out the car and asked what was going on.

"He is described as having ginger hair, in his late 30s or 40s, around six feet tall and of average build. He was wearing jeans.

“We’re not treating the man as a suspect but he may have information vital to our ongoing enquiries.”