Published: Thursday, 7th January, 2010 10:58am

Stabbed on Hogmanay

by Fiona Simpson

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A TEENAGER is facing a charge of attempted murder after a 41-year-old man was stabbed several times outside a house in Stevenston on New Years Eve.

Police were called to Alexander Avenue around 8.30am after witnesses say they saw a youth wearing dark clothing being confrontational with the 41-year-old.

On arrival officers discovered the man in an ambulance suffering from repeated stab wounds to the chest and abdomen.

A police spokesman said: "A 15-year-old boy was traced to his home address in Stevenston and was arrested and charged with attempted murder."

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