Man critical after stabbing in Riccarton

Name: Police responding to reports of a stabbing in Christchurch
Uploaded: 2018-01-22T14:24:01+13:00
Description: Police are responding to reports of a stabbing in Christchurch. Residents saw a person being taken out of the property on a stretcher - and shortly afterward saw a woman was taken away by police. / Video by Sam Olley

NZ Herald

22 Jan, 2018 02:15 AMQuick Read

Police are responding to reports of a stabbing in Christchurch. Residents saw a person being taken out of the property on a stretcher - and shortly afterward saw a woman was taken away by police. / Video by Sam Olley

A man has been critically injured in a stabbing in Christchurch.

Detective Senior Sergeant Leairne Dow said a man was believed to have been stabbed at a property on Picton Ave in Riccarton about 1pm this afternoon.

He was taken to hospital with critical injuries.

Fire and Emergency NZ was