Police hunting a 27-year-old man wanted in connection with a stabbing in Middlesbrough have made an arrest.

The man was arrested on suspicion of assault and taken into custody.

Last night officers issued an appeal for help in finding 27-year-old Ian Fawcett following the incident at an address in Roworth Road at about 6pm. They are no longer looking for him.

A 20-year-old man received stab wounds, another man suffered serious injuries to his ear and a woman was threatened during the incident.