Police appeal for information following stabbing in Luton

Shortly before 10pm, officers were called to Dunstable Road, close to the intersection with Kingsway, following reports of a stabbing.

Emergency services attended the scene and a man in his 20s was taken to hospital with stab wounds, where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

The suspects are described as being in their 20s. One man is believed to be white, around 5’9″, wearing a Nike long sleeved jacket, Nike tech jogging bottoms and black trainers. The second man is believed to be of south Asian heritage, around 6ft tall and wearing a puffer jacket body warmer, grey top, grey trainers, and carrying a black side bag.

Detective Inspector Katy Watts, from Bedfordshire Police’s Boson Guns and Gangs unit, said: “We can not allow for knife crime to continue to ripple trauma through our communities.

“Anyone one with information is urged to come forward to support our efforts to take perpetrators of violent knife related crime off our streets.

“Our commitment to keep Bedfordshire safe remains the same. We will challenge those that choose to carry weapons and use weapons to insight fear and harm others.”

Anyone with information can contact the police via beds.police.uk/ro/report or call 101, quoting reference CAD 472 of 25 October.

You can also report via Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.

For further information and support about knife crime visit the Bedfordshire Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit website via bedsveru.org