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Man taken to hospital after city centre stabbing

BBC Two bikes inside the cordon at the scene in London Road. A police car is pictured in the road next to the cordon. BBC
Two bikes could be seen inside the cordon along a path in London Road on Sunday morning

A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in Leicester city centre.

Emergency services were called to London Road at about 04:30 GMT following reports a man had been stabbed.

Officers found the man, in his 20s, between Saxby Street and Prebend Street. He was taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.

Leicestershire Police remained in the area as the investigation to establish what happened continued and appealed for anyone with dashcam footage or mobile phone footage to come forward.

The cordon at the scene in London Road. A police car is pictured in the road next to the cordon.
The road was closed between Conduit Street and Granville Road before reopening at about 06:40

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