Man stabbed in knife attack in Portswood, Southampton

Man stabbed in city knife attack Man stabbed in city knife attack

A MAN was found with a stab wound in a busy Southampton high street last night.

The 20-year-old suffered a single knife wound in the attack in Portswood.

He was taken to Southampton General Hospital, where he was treated for what was described as a “non-life threatening injury”.

Police were alerted by a member of the public who saw a man threaten another man with a knife outside a house in Shakespeare Avenue at around 9.15pm.

There was a fight and a man ran off in the direction of nearby Portswood Road.

Officers searching the area found the victim outside the Charcoal Grill Burger and Kebab restaurant.

The man believed to have carried out the attack was described as black, around 5ft 9in, aged in his late teens or early 20s and was wearing dark tracksuit bottoms and a dark coat.

A 22-year-old London man has been arrested in connection to the incident and remains in custody.

Detective Sergeant Justin Torgout, believes the stabbing could be linked to drug supply.

He said: “We're looking into the possibility that this may have been connected to drug supply in Southampton.”

Anyone with information should contact the Operation Fortress team on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Comments(11)

tottoncarnival says...
4:01pm Mon 18 Mar 13

only in Portswood, what a dive that place has turned into

Pikey Pete says...
4:37pm Mon 18 Mar 13

TottonCarnival...I agree that Portswood is bad for this type of thing.

However to claim "Only in Portswood" When I presume you are from Totton.? Is a bit rich...

There are crimes all over the Southampton and surrounding areas. And it is worrying how frequent they are happening.

voiceof thepeople says...
4:54pm Mon 18 Mar 13

tottencarnival...Feb '12 35 year old & 11 month old baby targeted by burglars, mum punched in face - only in Totton. Jan '13 Man back in prison after harassing own mother for drug money - only in Totton. Mar '13 Man accused of unsuccessful raid on conviniece store - only in Totton. there are hundreds of them . . . .

sotongirlie says...
4:55pm Mon 18 Mar 13

So Daily Echo, was it wounds plural or wound singular??

Eric_Cartman says...
5:19pm Mon 18 Mar 13

Tsk see? Londoners again. We really should build a wall around London.

arthur dalyrimple says...
5:41pm Mon 18 Mar 13

very downmarket place these days .

kingnotail says...
6:03pm Mon 18 Mar 13

Eric_Cartman wrote:
Tsk see? Londoners again. We really should build a wall around London.
Urgh. Give me London over sh1thampton any day. At least there is stuff to do in London..

bigal007 says...
7:38pm Mon 18 Mar 13

kingnotail wrote:
Eric_Cartman wrote:
Tsk see? Londoners again. We really should build a wall around London.
Urgh. Give me London over sh1thampton any day. At least there is stuff to do in London..
we have the sea city come on lol!!

03alpe01 says...
9:38pm Mon 18 Mar 13

bigal007 wrote:
kingnotail wrote:
Eric_Cartman wrote:
Tsk see? Londoners again. We really should build a wall around London.
Urgh. Give me London over sh1thampton any day. At least there is stuff to do in London..
we have the sea city come on lol!!
We would have had the sea if we could actually get to it!

IronLady2010 says...
9:40pm Mon 18 Mar 13

03alpe01 wrote:
bigal007 wrote:
kingnotail wrote:
Eric_Cartman wrote:
Tsk see? Londoners again. We really should build a wall around London.
Urgh. Give me London over sh1thampton any day. At least there is stuff to do in London..
we have the sea city come on lol!!
We would have had the sea if we could actually get to it!
LOL

kiddynamite says...
2:01pm Thu 21 Mar 13

I think its very sad how Southampton has declined over the last few years. I have lived in Southampton most of my life until recently when i moved to Whiteley. Southampton must have the biggest collection of uneducated scum this country has to offer! I blame the Labour Gov we had to suffer at teh hands of! This is what happens when you give Scum free money to buy drugs and beer with! The average Scumbags goverment pocket money is £40 a week. A single bullet costs 0.5p. Line them up i reckon we could eradicate Southampton of Scum for about £36.20. There would be no end of volunters to do the trigger pulling! Its about time ALL of our communities started pulling together instead of robbing eachother and do your own policing to rid these streets of filth.

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