A MAN was stabbed in the stomach in an attempted carjacking.

The victim, in his 30s, was walking down Meridian Way in Waltham Abbey at 6:15am on Wednesday, May 10, when he was flagged down by two men standing by a black car.

The two men then tried to take the victim’s car, and stabbed him in the stomach during a fight.

The stab wound was not serious.

Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101.