THREE adults and two children have been arrested following an incident in York which saw a 44-year-old man stabbed.

Police say the incident happened shortly before 4.20pm on Saturday January 15, when emergency services responded to reports of an assault on a man in Archer Close.

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The victim, a 44-year-old man, had sustained injuries from a bladed article and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Two women, aged 40 and 18, a man aged 40 and two children aged 15 and 12, all from York, were arrested in connection with the incident, police say.

The 40-year-old woman was also arrested on suspicion of possession of class A drugs.

Officers say all five who were arrested have been released on conditional bail pending further enquiry.

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Two other men were arrested in connection with the incident but have since been released with no further action.

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