Stabbing on Wilton Avenue Southampton: What we know so far

Staff at a Southampton nightclub called the police when an injured man turned up in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Here is everything we know so far.

What happened?

At around 12.30am on Sunday, a man turned up to Trilogy Nightclub in London Road with a "puncture wound".

It is understood he was asking for help.

Police say the assault allegedly took place in Wilton Avenue.

Wilton Avenue

A fight is said to have broken out on the residential street, which leads on to the lively Bedford Place.

The man was stabbed, suffering wounds to his hand and neck, following an argument in the street.

Police say the assault was committed by an "unknown person".

Another man was injured in the same attack, and took himself to Southampton General Hospital.

What do residents say?

Wilton Avenue resident Nial Jenkins said he heard "raised voices" on the street in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The 26-year-old said: "I did hear raised voices outside. It may have been at around 1am.

"We always get people coming back from a night out down here and shouting and making noise.

"There was a disturbance. They seemed generally as though they may have been drunk."

What do police say?

Police say no arrests have been made at this time.

Enquiries into the exact circumstances of the incident are ongoing.

Anyone with information that could help police with their investigation is urged to call 101, quoting crime reference number 44220307642.

The latest attack is the third stabbing in the last few weeks in the city.

While this occurred at night, the last two were daylight assaults.

Read more:

• What we know so far after 'scary' stabbing in Southampton 
• Murder probe launched after man stabbed in Southampton street

The first, a stabbing on London Road, took place three weeks ago.

Police were called to the street after a man in his 30s was found with serious injuries at around 10am on July 6.

Just over two weeks later, on Sunday July 24, a teenager was also rushed to hospital after being seriously assaulted.

He was found on Langhorn Road, Swaythling, with a stab wound.

The 19-year-old was taken to hospital in a "serious condition" and later died.

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