A man is fighting for his life today after a stabbing in a Southampton park.

Emergency services were called to East Park in the city centre following the in incident.

When police arrived they found paramedics fighting to save the life of a 27-year-old man who had been the victim of a knife attack.

He was rushed to Southampton General Hospital under a poilce escort where he is receiving treatment.

Officers have today appealed for witnesses to the attack which happened at about 6pm yesterday.

Daily Echo:

A 40-year-old man from Reading was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder at the scene and remains in police custody at this time.

Officers will remain at the cordoned off scene overnight and believe there is no wider risk to the public.

Passers-by told the Daily Echo at the scene that the sight was "shocking". 

One man, who was on his way to work, told our reporter: "You think you'd get used to the stabbings around here, but every time it's still as shocking.

"Makes you feel a little bit sick."

Detective Inspector Nicola Burton, said: “We’d like to hear from anyone who was in East Park in Southampton between 5pm and 6pm this evening that who may have witnessed the assault or seen anything suspicious to contact police on 101, quoting 44200264388.”