A 29-YEAR-OLD man is being treated for serious injuries after being stabbed in the head and the back during an attack.

He was assaulted in a garage near to the junction of Ringley Road West and Outwood Road, Radcliffe, on Saturday afternoon.

Detectives are appealing for information about the incident which happened at around 3.30pm.

A member of the public contacted the police after going in to the garage and found a large pool of blood on the ground.

Officers later found the victim at Hope Hospital in Salford shortly after 4.45pm where his condition is described as stable. He is believed to have been taken to the hospital by his friends.

Det Insp Simon Collier said: "I would appeal to anyone who has information about what happened to come forward."

Call Whitefield CID on 0161 856 8248 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.