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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Ellen Kirwin

Suspect named after man 'stabbed in the back' in the street

Police have charged a man after a stabbing in Merseyside.

A man was stabbed on Thatto Heath Road, in St Helens, at around 5.30pm on Saturday, February 19.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and treated the man who was lying bleeding in the street, before taking him to hospital.

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He remains in hospital in a stable condition.

Merseyside Police have since confirmed they have charged Kyle Tabern with Section 18 Wounding and Possession of a Bladed Article

The 23-year-old, from St Helens, has been kept in custody and will appear in Wirral adult remand court this morning, Tuesday, February 22.

Shortly after the attack, a local business owner on Thatto Heath Road told the ECHO : "I saw a guy on the floor after he was stabbed in the back.

"I went over the road and the blood would not stop. There was loads of blood. The cut was very big as well."

A Merseyside police spokesperson said: "We have charged a man following a stabbing in St Helens this weekend.

"At around 5.30pm on Saturday 19 February, we received a report a man had been stabbed on Thatto Heath Road.

"Emergency services attended and the victim was taken to hospital for his injuries.

"Following police enquiries, a 23-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident.

"Kyle Tabern, aged 23, from St Helens, has now been charged with Section 18 Wounding and Possession of a Bladed Article.

"He was remanded in custody and appeared at Wirral Adult Remand Court this morning, Tuesday 22 February."

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