Police are urging people not to confront offenders after a man was stabbed in Hamilton this morning.
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Police are urging people not to risk their lives confronting intruders after the stabbing of a man in Hamilton.
Detective Sergeant Ricky Thompson said emergency services were called to the Saxbys Rd address at about 1.30am.
Thompson said the 31-year-old man, who was home by himself, had been smoking behind
his house when he came out the front to investigate a disturbance.
"Our victim has gone to investigate the noise and come around the corner to find a man attempting to force entry into the front door of his home."
It appeared the victim had confronted the intruder who slahed his arm with what is believed to be a knife and stabbed him in the abdomen before fleeing the scene, he said.
