A 22-year-old man who was stabbed in a disturbance in Redearth Road last Wednesday week has been released from hospital.

The man suffered stab wounds to his back, buttocks, face and needed surgery at Royal Blackburn Hospital.

Damien Duckworth, 31, of Redearth Road, Darwen, is charged with attempted murder, affray and assault and was remanded in custody to appear before Preston Crown Court on Wednesday.