A TEENAGER was stabbed in the back after being attacked by a knifeman in Leigh.

The 17-year-old boy was confronted by a man as he walked along Edna Road with three friends.

An altercation occurred and the teenager was taken to hospital after receiving a stab wound in his back.

The knifeman was last seen running off in the direction of Eva Street.

Detectives are investigating the attack that happened shortly after midnight on March 12.