Man left with fractured and dislocated arm after being run over then stabbed in shocking attack

A man was stabbed after he tried to flee following being hit by a car in the latest episode of street violence in a Yorkshire city.

The man, who is in his 40s, suffered a stab wound to his back as well as lacerations and a dislocated arm in the incident.

An investigation is now under way after the incident in the Wheatley area on Doncaster on Saturday, July 9.

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Police were first called at around 3.01pm following reports of a person with a knife on Beckett Road.

Police sealed off part of Beckett Road after a man was stabbed.Police sealed off part of Beckett Road after a man was stabbed.
Police sealed off part of Beckett Road after a man was stabbed.

A spokesman said: “It is reported that the victim, a man in his 40s, was riding a scooter on a grassy area when he was hit by a car.

"As he ran away from the scene, he is then said to have been stabbed in the back.

“He was taken to hospital after suffering a laceration to his arm and a fractured and dislocated arm in the incident.”

Enquiries are ongoing.

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It is the latest in a long line of stabbings in Doncaster in the last 18 months and comes just days after an attempted murder probe was launched after a man was stabbed in Silver Street in a late night fracas.

If anyone has any information, contact police by calling 101, quoting incident number 617 of 9 July 2022. Alternatively, give information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.