FIVE arrested for attempted murder following a stabbing in Rayleigh have been released on bail.
A 32-year-old man had been attacked inside the Downhall Stores off licence, in Downhall Road, at about 9.20pm last Wednesday. He was loaded onto a stretcher and taken by ambulance to Southend Hospital where his condition was described as stable.
Police then raided a house in Downhall Way on Thursday morning before arresting two men, aged 44 and 43, and a 17-year-old boy. They then went on to arrest a 15-year-old boy from Rayleigh and a 19-year-old man from Poplar, East London, later that afternoon. They were questioned over the weekend before being released on bail until September 28.
The victim's brother, 23-year-old man from Rayleigh, had already been arrested at the shop on suspicion of a separate assault which was connected to the fracas. He has now been bailed until Thursday, July 15 pending further enquiries.
Anyone with information should call Southend police on 0300 333 4444.
FULL REPORT IN TODAY'S ECHO.
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