Five arrests made after teenager stabbed in Birmingham city centre
Five people, including four teenagers, were arrested following an incident where a 17-year-old was stabbed in Birmingham city centre.
West Midlands Police were called to reports of disorder outside the Bullring, near The Bull statue, just after 8pm yesterday.
The boy was taken to hospital after being stabbed, but the injuries were not life-threatening or life changing.
Officers from the force carried out urgent CCTV and witness enquiries and arrested five people overnight.
A boy aged 14 was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, while three boys aged 18 were arrested on suspicion of wounding and a man aged 22 was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
All remain in custody and West Midlands Police has asked for anyone who saw or filmed what happened to get in touch via 101 or Live Chat, quoting log 5118 of 13 November.
Chief Inspector Vicki Stott, of Birmingham Police, said: “This was an unacceptable and violent attack in the heart of the city centre, and it’s lucky that the boy was not more seriously injured.
“We worked flat out overnight with neighbourhood officers, CCTV operators and other specialist officers working together to identify and arrest five people as part of the investigation.
“We will not tolerate knife violence in the city centre, and we have extra patrols running as we go into the weekend.”
