A man was rushed to hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach in north Buckinghamshire.

At around 9.30pm/10pm on Sunday, April 10, the victim, was approached by an unknown man from behind outside Co-op Food on St Ledger Drive, Great Linford, Milton Keynes.

When the man, who is in his late teens turned round, he was slashed in the stomach with a knife.

He was taken to Milton Keynes University Hospital for further treatment but has since been discharged.

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The person in question has been described as around 5ft 10ins tall, of slim build, wearing an all-black tracksuit and a black ski mask with just his eyes showing.

Detective Inspector Jason Simpson, based at Milton Keynes police station, said: “I would like to reassure the community that we are investigating this assault thoroughly and robustly as we will not tolerate knife crime in Milton Keynes.

“I am appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information about it to please get in touch.

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“If you have any CCTV footage in the area or any dash-cam footage if you were in the area around the time, I’d also ask that you check any recordings in case it has captured something that could assist our investigation.

“To contact us, call 101 or make a report on our website, quoting reference number 43220155017.

“Alternatively, you can provide information anonymously to the independent charity, Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111 or via its website.”