Murder probe over death of man stabbed in Stoke-on-Trent
GoogleA man has died after being found collapsed with stab wounds in Stoke-on-Trent.
Emergency services were called to the junction of Cavendish Street and Josiah Wedgwood Street in the Etruria area of the city at about 02:40 BST.
Staffordshire Police said the man had stab injuries to his leg and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A murder investigation has been launched but the circumstances of his death are not yet clear, police said.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to the scene outside a property at the junction where the man, from Stoke-on-Trent, was found in cardiac arrest.
The force said it would not be naming the man at this time but is "working to understand more about [him] and his lifestyle and what the circumstances are that have led to his death".
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