Two men have been arrested following a stabbing in Cambridge which left a man in a critical condition in hospital.

Police were called at about 12 noon on Wednesday (2 October) by the ambulance service with reports that a man had been stabbed in Nicholson Way.

Officers attended and the man, 52 and from Cambridge, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he remains but is now in a critical but stable condition.

A 24-year-old man from Cambridge has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, theft of a motor vehicle, being concerned in the supply of class A drugs and making threats to kill.

Another man from Cambridge, also 24, has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, theft of a motor vehicle and being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

Both men were arrested in Cambourne yesterday evening (3 October) and remain in custody at Parkside Police Station.

The investigation continues and anyone with any information is urged to contact police online or by calling 101, quoting Op Aludra or crime reference 35/72123/24.