A MAN was taken to hospital in the early hours of Wednesday morning, June 6, after he was allegedly stabbed ten times, two of which were considered ‘more serious’, on North Road in Holsworthy.

Police said they were called, along with an ambulance, at 12.40am following reports of a man having been stabbed a number of times following a fight ‘involving multiple men’.

A police enquiry is now underway and detectives have launched an investigation following the incident.

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall police said: “The victim, a 29-year-old local man sustained ten stab wounds, of which two were described as more serious.”

An air ambulance was deployed but police said the ‘victim refused to go in it’, and was later taken to North Devon District Hospital by land ambulance.

Police later confirmed the man was ‘in a stable condition and his injuries are not life-threatening’.

The police and local authority are working together to address the issues that have been affecting the community and the residents in the area.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting log number 26 06/06/18.

Information can also be given anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111