The police response to a stabbing in a residential street on the edge of the city has been described as "absolutely manic" by locals. 

Officers were called to Theobald Road in Old Lakenham at 9am on Saturday after a man was found with stab wounds.

A woman in her 40s and a man in his 30s were arrested at the scene on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and bailed.

 

A second man in his 30s was also arrested on suspicion of BGH in nearby Bowman Road, in Tuckswood, on Sunday night and remains in custody.

Norwich Evening News: Police officers and CID remain on the scene as of this afternoonPolice officers and CID remain on the scene as of this afternoon (Image: Newsquest)

Describing the scene that morning, a woman who lives in Theobald Road and wished to remain anonymous said: "It was absolutely manic. 

"My little boy said 'there's all these cars in the road' and I looked outside and there must have been at least eight police cars, two rapid response vehicles, men with guns, a critical care van - the lot."

Her neighbour said she went out on Saturday morning and when she returned she had trouble getting into the street because of the amount of cars lining the curbs.

Norwich Evening News: More than a dozen emergency service vehicles attended the scene of the stabbing on Saturday morningMore than a dozen emergency service vehicles attended the scene of the stabbing on Saturday morning (Image: Newsquest)

A man, 31, several doors down said he went out at 8.30am to find the street "swarming" with police cars, but he or his partner hadn't heard any disturbance in the night.

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"It must have happened very early in the morning," he added.

According to locals, drones were used in the search for offenders.

Norwich Evening News: Drones were used in the search around Theobald RoadDrones were used in the search around Theobald Road (Image: Newsquest)

Another woman who lived nearby said Criminal Investigation Department officers had been around to ask for the footage from her home's CCTV camera which faces the house, but it did not have an SD card at the time of the incident.

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Police officers and council workers remain on the scene and a cordon is in place across the driveway.

The injured man was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital with serious injuries but is in stable condition.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Norfolk Constabulary.