Police hunting three men after a 26-year-old soldier was stabbed in Colchester are hoping this CCTV footage will help track them down.

Wanted - here and below are the three men police wish to question who were spotted on CCTV cameras.

The victim suffered serious internal injuries when he was stabbed in the stomach in Colchester in the early hours of Saturday, February 16.

Detectives today released these pictures of the three men from CCTV cameras that were in the area of St Botolph's Street.

The footage will be shown on Anglia TVs Crime Night at 11.30pm tonight.

The soldier, of 3 Para based at Colchester Garrison, lost 18 pints of blood in the attack.

He has now been moved from intensive care to a high dependency unit, where his parents and two sisters have remained at his bedside since the attack.

The attack happened after a large fight in the street involving several men and women.

These men, or anyone who recognises them, are asked to contact Colchester CID, in confidence, on 01206 762212 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111

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Published Friday, March 1, 2002