Two paramedics have been treated for “serious injuries” after being stabbed in Wolverhampton.
West Midlands Police said the pair – a man and a woman – were attacked while attending a call to check on a man’s welfare in Stephens Close at 12.30pm on Monday.
Officers said the paramedics had suffered serious injuries, with each having sustained one stab wound.
According to the force, one of the paramedics was stabbed in the chest, while the other was stabbed in the side.
Both are now in a stable condition in hospital.
A 52-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of wounding.
A cordon has been placed around the property while enquiries continue, police said.
Superintendent Simon Inglis, from Wolverhampton Police, said: “This is a shocking incident resulting in serious injuries to two of our blue light colleagues.
“We are treating it as an isolated incident.”