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."