Investigation is underway after a suspected stabbing in Baslow
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
An investigation is underway after a suspected stabbing in Baslow.
Police say they were called to a house there yesterday afternoon - they found a woman in her 50's who had been injured.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is in custody.
A Police statement said:
"A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in Baslow.
"We were called to a house in Wheatlands Lane just after 2pm to reports that a woman had been stabbed.
"The woman, who is in her 50s, was taken to hospital where she is being treated for injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.
"Just before 5.20pm, officers from Cheshire Police stopped a vehicle just outside Northwich and arrested a man, also in his 50s, on suspicion of attempted murder.
"The man remains in police custody at this time.
"The suspect and victim are known to one another and there is no wider risk to the public."