Overview
- The stabbing that police say happened around 7pm Thursday on a path by Stafford Castle Golf Centre drew paramedics, a trauma doctor and an air ambulance team to the scene.
- Officers say the victim, in his 60s, was approached from behind and later found slumped on a bench by a passerby who called 999.
- Police say he is in a critical but stable condition as detectives run a large manhunt using drones and the National Police Air Service helicopter.
- The suspect is described as a man in his mid to late 20s of average build in dark clothing, possibly of Eastern European heritage.
- Investigators asked for CCTV, dashcam and doorbell video via incident 641 of 14 May or anonymously through Crimestoppers.