Portsmouth stabbing: Man taken to hospital in a serious condition after being attacked in Kingston Road

A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in Portsmouth this afternoon.
By Elsa Waterfield
Published 8th Jan 2023, 20:29 GMT
Updated 8th Jan 2023, 20:29 GMT
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Police were called just after 4.45pm to a report that a man had been seriously assaulted.

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A police spokeswoman said: ‘Officers attended and located a man in his 30s with a stab wound to his back on Kingston Road. He has been taken to hospital in a serious condition.’The road was closed between the Kingston Crescent traffic lights and Clydebank Road, and police are at the scene investigating.