Appeal to Trace Man after Suspected Stabbing in Stockton

Police are appealing to trace a man who may have been assaulted in the Stockton area.

A report was received that a man may have been the victim of a stabbing incident near the Premier Store on Yarm Lane, around 11pm on Tuesday 30^th April.

It was reported to police the following day that a male, who was stood within a group of males and females, had lunged towards a man whilst holding a blade. It is believed that the man may have had an injury to his stomach area, and he made off from the area.

This man has not been traced, or reported the incident himself, and enquiries carried out with CCTV and at local hospitals has so far not identified the victim.

He is described as a white male, believed to be aged in his fifties, 5ft 8-9” tall, of slim build and wearing black clothing with a hood up.

Cleveland Police are appealing for the man to contact them, or for any witnesses or anyone with further information, to call 101, quoting reference number 079635.

Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111.