A man was stabbed in a care home in Wickford on New Years Eve.
Emergency services rushed to Swan Lane yesterday at roughly 1pm after reports a man had been injured inside a care home.
A man in his 40s was taken to hospital with a stab wound.
A 68-year-old woman from Wickford has been arrested on suspicion of committing grievous bodily harm and remains in police custody.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: "We were called shortly after 1pm on Tuesday 31 December with reports that a man had been injured at a care home on Swan Lane in Wickford.
"Officers and paramedics arrived and a man in his 40s was taken to hospital with a stab wound to his back.
"His injuries are not considered to be life-changing.
"A 68-year-old woman from Wickford has been arrested on suspicion of committing grievous bodily harm and remains in police custody."
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