Neighbour opens door to find man 'stabbed in neck' after attempted murder

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A man reportedly "knocked and fell" at his neighbours door "with a towel to his neck" after a stabbing, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Police were called to reports of a stabbing at an address on Colbert Close in Upton, Wirral , at around 1.30am yesterday. Emergency services attended and a man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries to his neck where they remain in a stable condition. READ MORE: Boy, 17, found stabbed to death next to lake in beauty spot A 32-year-old man from Upton was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the incident.

Neighbours living in the area described their shock after hearing what had happened. One woman told the Echo that she heard a man "knocked and fell" at his neighbour's door "with a towel to his neck".

The woman said: "I am just in shock. I'm in a coma at half one in the morning, so didn't hear anything but woke up police and forensic officers." Another woman who lives in the cul-de-sac said the street is "very quiet usually" and the only people who come and go are "people who live here and their visitors".