SEVEN arrests have now been made by detectives investigating a stabbing in Bacup on Saturday.

Jamie Mulcahy, 25, remains in a critical condition in Royal Blackburn Hospital after being stabbed in the chest in Yorkshire Street.

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A 24-year-old woman from Bacup, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, has been released without charge.

Three Bacup men, aged 23, 25, and 27, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, conspiracy to commit section 18 wounding, and conspiring to commit violent disorder, have also been released without charge.

A 34-year-old man from Bacup, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and a public order offence, remains in custody alongside a 25-year-old man from Heywood, who was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit violent disorder and assisting an offender.

A 21-year-old man, also from Bacup, was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent.