Armed police swooped on a residential street this morning after a man was reportedly stabbed in the eye.
Milton Road in Widnes was shut between Rose Street and Lower House Lane as officers flooded the area after being called to the scene at 8.25am. An ambulance also attended.
Cheshire Police has confirmed that a man in his 20s was taken to hospital with “serious facial injuries” but haven't said whether those are believed to be as the result of an assault. Passers-by described seeing the casualty “covered in blood”.
