Man stabbed in Droylsden street fight

A man drove himself to Tameside Hospital after being stabbed in Droylsden.

The 47-year-old was involved in a fight on Avonlea Road at about 20:15 last night (Tuesday 20th January 2018).

He thought he'd been punched but when he got in his car he realised he'd been stabbed and was bleeding heavily.

This morning a 46-year-old man turned up at a police station and was arrested on suspicion of assault.

Detective Inspector Alicia Smith of GMP’s Tameside Borough, said:

“We believe this is an isolated incident however, our investigation of course continues and there may be people who have seen what has happened or have information about it that we haven’t yet spoken to.

“The incident happened around 8pm and we know that there were two vehicles in the area at that time, I would urge the driver of those vehicles to ring us as they could be vital witnesses.”

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting reference number 1653 of 30/01/18 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.