Multiple 999 vehicles flood Coventry street after 'serious' stabbing

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Emergency services were sent to an alleyway in the Willenhall area of the city



Police are appealing for information after a man was stabbed in a Coventry alleyway this afternoon, Thursday May 24. Multiple emergency vehicles were dispatched to an alleyway off Robin Hood Road in Willenhall shortly before 3.30pm.

West Midlands Police said a man, in his 50s, was taken to hospital with a serious stab wound to his back. "We have been conducting house to house enquiries in the area and exploring CCTV in an effort to trace the offender," a spokesperson said.

West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed it sent one ambulance and a paramedic officer to the scene. No further details have yet been released on the condition of the casualty.

Anyone with information is asked to contact WMP via the Live Chat on the force website or call 101 quoting log 2409 of 24/5. Information can also be passed on, anonymously, to independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.