Police believe two stabbings in Toxteth which put two men in hospital are linked

Police on the scene on Smithdown Road. Credit: Liverpool Echo

Two men are in hospital after two stabbings in Toxteth, Liverpool, which police believe are linked.

A large cordon with several matrix vans was put in place across Smithdown Road, and Danube Street.

A man in his 20s was found stabbed on Danube Street and taken by air ambulance to hospital.

The road was closed while investigations carried out. Credit: Liverpool Echo

A second man, also in his 20s, self-presented at hospital a short time later with injuries to his arm and hands consistent with a bladed weapon being used.Police say it's believed the two incidents are linked.