A man suffered serious stab wounds following an incident in Boscombe on Thursday.

Police were called to Argyll Road around 10.36am following a report a man had sustained a stab wound.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "The victim has been taken to hospital by the ambulance service for treatment to his injury, which is described as serious.

"An investigation is underway and a cordon has been put in place to allow for an examination of the scene."

One police car and an ambulance remains at the scene.

A property was cordoned off.

In an unrelated incident, a man's body was found in a property on Argyll Road earlier in the day.

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