Man stabbed for confronting intruder

Police are urging people not to risk their lives confronting intruders after the stabbing of a man in Hamilton.

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Thompson said the 31-year-old man, who was home by himself, had been smoking behind his house when he came out the front to investigate a disturbance.

"Our victim has gone to investigate the noise and come around the corner to find a man attempting to force entry into the front door of his home."

It appeared the victim had confronted the intruder who slahed his arm with what is believed to be a knife and stabbed him in the abdomen before fleeing the scene, he said.

The victim suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries and was taken in ambulance to Waikato Hospital for treatment.

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