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Dudley stabbing: 'I can't believe there's been another, I'm afraid to leave the house'

Residents have reacted after another stabbing incident in the West Midlands, leaving one man with serious injuries.

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Emergency services rushed to the scene, of New Street, Dudley at around 8.30pm on Thursday to report an incident involving a stabbing.

On arrival, officers discovered a 33-year-old man who had sustained knife-related injuries that are thought not to be life-threatening.

Now, Dudley residents have reacted following the latest stabbing, with one resident saying "it's getting too much."

Janet Cooper, 63, a Dudley resident who lives near the town centre, said: "It's unbelievable, another one!It's just every day you see this sort of thing.

"It's getting too much I think, it's like the area can't catch a breath. Obviously, the police are doing what they can, but I don't know if it's enough."

The incident is one of a number of knife related incidents to take place in the Black Country