Two charged over Blackpool Pier Jam stabbing Published duration 1 October 2015

image copyright Google image caption Two men have been charged in connection with the stabbing at the Pier Jam event on the North Pier

Two men have been charged in connection with a stabbing which happened at the Pier Jam event in Blackpool.

Police were called to the North Pier at 22:45 BST on Saturday to reports of a fight in which a 23-year-old man was stabbed.

A 26-year-old man and a 20-year-old, both from Eccles, Manchester, have been charged with attempted murder and wounding with intent.

They are due to appear before Blackpool Magistrates' Court later.

The older man has also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon.

Two others, a 30-year-old from Bradford, West Yorkshire, and a 15-year-old boy from Manchester, were taken to hospital with stab wounds but have since been released.

The victim, from Manchester, remains in a "serious but stable" condition at the Royal Preston Hospital.

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