Man seriously hurt in Belfast stabbing

A 35-year-old man was seriously hurt when he was stabbed several times in his home on the outskirts of Belfast last night.

A 35-year-old man was seriously hurt when he was stabbed several times in his home on the outskirts of Belfast last night.

Another man entered the victim's home at Thornhill Crescent in Poleglass at 10.30 p.m. and stabbed him several times in the chest.

The injured man has been taken to hospital where his condition is described as critical but stable.

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