Man is stabbed in the back

SEALED off . . . officers at the scene of yesterday’s stabbing

A MAN is in hospital after being stabbed in the back in Royton.

Police were called to the junction of Broadway with Oldham Road at 5.15pm yesterday following reports of a knife attack.

Officers discovered a 25-year-old man with a stab wound to his back.

He was taken to hospital but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening and he remains there in a stable condition.

Officers cordoned off Rochdale Road causing rush-hour chaos.

Oldham police say inquiries are ongoing.