A teenager was stabbed in the street after getting into a fight with a gang on the bus.
Merseyside police rushed to Argyle Street in central Liverpool at around 7.10pm on Wednesday 25 May, following reports of a stabbing. Once at the scene, officers found that a 14-year-old boy had been stabbed after arguing with a group of boys on bus number 80.
They all got off the bus on Hanover Street and went their separate ways, but not long after the victim and his friends were approached by the gang, one of whom had a knife. The victim was stabbed in the armpit and the criminals fled.
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The 14-year-old did not need hospital treatment. Two 15-year-olds and a 17-year-old from Anfield, Litherland and Crosby were found and arrested by officers. A 15-year-old man from Anfield was arrested on suspicion of assault in Section 47 and the other two boys were arrested on suspicion of fighting.
A knife was also found believed to have been used in the attack.
Detective Inspector Tony Roberts said: “We are conducting a thorough investigation after a teenager was stabbed in Liverpool city center tonight and we look forward to speaking with anyone who has witnessed or witnessed the attack. a discussion between two groups of teenagers in central Liverpool – there is no 80 bus arriving in the city shortly before 7pm.
“We will act with all information that informs us about the knife crime, and I want to call anyone with information about the knife crime in Merseyside, or this particular incident, to contact us. We are committed to work with our partners to deter young people from carrying knives by educating them about the dangers, as well as bringing to justice those involved in knife crime and protecting our communities.
“It is vital that we work together with our partners to make clear the dangers and long-term consequences of carrying or using a knife. We all have a responsibility: the police, schools, youth groups and parents. and guardians of young people: to make sure that young people grow up knowing that the decision to take a knife will only cause suffering to those around them, and will probably lead them to lose their freedom or to be seriously injured or killed.
About seven police patrol cars, an ambulance and a forensic police van were seen around Campbell Square. Forensic officers working at the scene appeared to focus their efforts around a stone bench, where an eyewitness said they saw blood on the ground.
A staff member at a nearby restaurant said people were eating and drinking in the outdoor seating area when a fight broke out between the groups. Another person working in the area, who asked not to be named, said there was a “huge group” of children on the street.
She said: “I don’t know how many there were, but it was a huge group of teenagers fighting among themselves. [Campbell Square]. “
Other people living in the flats near Argyle Street said they heard screams around the time of the incident.
If you have any information about this incident, please email us on our social media board at Twitter @MerPolCC or on the ‘Merseyside Police Contact Center’ on Facebook quoting incident reference 0903 of 25 May.
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