Stabbing 'linked' to cannabis farm discovery

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Image caption, The cannabis farm was found in Jedburgh Street after police were called to reports of a break-in

The stabbing of a man may be linked to the discovery of a cannabis farm, police have said.

Officers found the farm after being called to reports of a break-in at a house on Jedburgh Street, Middlesbrough, at around 06:15 GMT.

A man was later found with stab wounds, not thought to be life-threatening, in nearby Woodlands Road.

A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police said officers believed the two incidents were linked.

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