A MAN has been charged in connection with a reported stabbing in Poole.

Officers were called at 12.35pm on Friday, June 16, to reports that a man had sustained stab wounds in Hatch Pond Road on the Nuffield Industrial Estate.

Paramedics and the air ambulance also attended the scene and the victim, a man aged in his 30s, was taken to Southampton General Hospital.

His condition is described as serious but not life-threatening.

A 27-year-old Swanage man has been charged with section 18 wounding with intent, aggravated vehicle taking, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of cannabis and is due to appear before Poole Magistrates' Court on Monday, June 19.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 16:211. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.