A stab victim who ran into a pub covered in blood and seeking help required five hours of surgery after suffering a punctured lung.
The 21-year-old man, who has not been named, was knifed twice in the chest and once in the stomach during a horrific attack.
He later underwent surgery at the Royal Stoke University Hospital after running into the Black Friar pub in Newcastle-under-Lyme seeking refuge, reports Stoke-on-Trent Live.
Police cordoned off a section of High Street following the stabbing at approximately 10:40pm on November 7. The area remained taped off on Monday morning.
Detectives are yet to make any arrest following the attack and have not released a description of the attacker.
Anyone with any information regarding the stabbing should call the police on 101, quoting incident number 770 of November 7, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
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