A man in his 40s was reportedly approached by three people on mopeds and asked to hand over his belongings between 11.25pm and 11.50pm on Tuesday, June 3.
He ran and was followed to the front of his home in May Close, Gorse Hill, where he was allegedly racially abused and attacked with a knife.
An air ambulance responded to the serious incident, before the victim was taken to Great Western Hospital via land ambulance after suffering stab wounds which are not thought to be serious.
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He has since been discharged from hospital.
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said: “We were called at 23:46hrs on Tuesday 03 June to an incident in Swindon.
“We sent one double-crewed land ambulance, an air ambulance and an operations officer to the scene.
“We conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Great Western Hospital.”
The suspects, who were described as white and wearing all black and balaclavas, fled the scene without taking anything.
DS Craig Rathbone said: “We appreciate the community concern this incident will cause and we are treating it incredibly seriously.
“There can be no place for this kind of violence in Swindon and our enquiries are ongoing to find those responsible.”
Wiltshire Police believe there to be a number of witnesses to the incident, with anyone who has information urged to contact the service on 101 quoting reference 54250067526.
