A STABBING during this year’s Cowley Road Carnival will not lead to increased security next year, organisers have said.

The victim, in his 20s, was taken to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital shortly after 6pm on Sunday.

He was stabbed in the chest with an unknown object, police said.

Eyewitnesses are still being sought.

It happened on the corner of Cowley Road and Bullingdon Road.

The injuries were not life-threatening.

No-one was arrested, and the remainder of the event passed peacefully.

Trustee Zaheer Qureshi said the incident appeared to begin inside a nearby pub and had spilled outside.

Mr Qureshi said: “The incident was dealt with very quickly and was not one related to the carnival. We were told it had started inside a pub and they had ended up fighting in the street.

“We don’t feel there will be any need to look at security in future beyond what we already have.”

Insp Rachel Patterson said: “This is believed to be an isolated incident during what has otherwise been a considerably peaceful Cowley Road Carnival that has attracted thousands of carnival-goers.

“I would appeal to anyone who witnessed this incident to contact police to assist with our enquiries.”

Call 101 with information.