AN 18-YEAR-OLD has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing near his home.

Danish Moosaji, of Dalton Close, Blackburn, has also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon and assault by beating.

He is due to appear before magistrates this morning.

Police and paramedics were called to reports of an assault on Dalton Close in Blackburn at around 2.50pm on Wednesday.

Upon arrival, a man was found with a suspected stab wound to his stomach.

He was taken to hospital for treatment.

A police spokesman said: "We were called around 2.50pm today (Wednesday, August 5) to reports of an assault in Dalton Close, Blackburn.

"Officers attended with a man found having suffered a suspected stab wound to his stomach.

"The man was taken to hospital for treatment.”