Arrest follows knife attack at party

A 20-year old Christchurch man has been arrested following a serious assault in St Albans overnight.

Police were called to a residential address in Flockton Street at around 1.00am after an incident at a party at the address.

It is believed an altercation occurred on the street close the property, and a 20-year old man, who lives at the address, was stabbed in the head by another man using a nine-centimetre knife.

He was stabbed just behind the eye and the knife remained embedded in the victim's head.

One of the police officers who was first on the scene had emergency medical experience and made the decision to leave the knife undisturbed.

The victim was transferred to hospital with what are described as non-life threatening injuries. He was expected to undergo surgery today.

A 20-year old man was arrested at the scene and was to appear in the Christchurch District Court this morning on charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

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