Police arrest 13-year-old boy after another teenager is stabbed in Bournemouth
Stabbed teenage boy, 14, ‘fled for life as he was pursued on housing estate by yobs’ – as armed police arrest 13-year-old for attempted murder
- Boy, 13, from Bournemouth was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
- Victim, 14, was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested over the attempted murder of a 14-year-old left fighting for his life after a stabbing in Bournemouth.
The victim suffered a single stab wound in the knife attack on a housing estate in Bournemouth, Dorset, at 7.11pm last night.
The schoolboy was then chased into a nearby road where he was found seriously injured in the front garden of a house, a witness told.
He is believed to have hidden from his alleged pursuers behind a car before struggling on to the spot where he collapsed.
The victim was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment and his condition was today described as ‘critical’ by Dorset Police.
Dorset Police were called to Mandale Road on Wednesday evening – a 14-year-old boy was found on nearby Gladdis Road with a single stab wound (stock image)
Police and armed response units attended the incident in Mandale Road.
A 13-year-old boy, from Bournemouth, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is being held in custody.
Crime scene investigators are forensically examining the scene as well as nearby Gladdis Road, where the victim was found.
‘His family has been informed and our thoughts are with them all at this difficult time,’ police said.
It is believed that a knife was discarded and found on a driveway in Mandale Road after the incident.
One resident, who did not want to be named, said she saw the injured boy being chased down Gladdis Road by a group of youths.
Crime scene investigators are forensically examining the scene as well as nearby Gladdis Road, where the victim was found
She claimed he had crouched behind her car to hide from his pursuers.
‘All I saw was a big group of lads running after a lad who was crouched behind my car on the drive,’ she said.
‘It looked like he was hiding from them and then he moved off.
‘I think he had been stabbed a few moments before, it was dark so I didn’t see anything else.’
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward, including two men in a pick-up truck who flagged officers down at the scene to alert them of the incident.
Cordons are in place in Gladdis Road and Mandale Road as investigators carry out their enquiries. There is an increased police presence in the area and officers are making door-to-door enquiries to piece together what happened.
Detective Inspector Katie Starkie, of Bournemouth CID, said: ‘Enquiries into this incident are ongoing and I would appeal to anyone who witnessed what happened, or has any information that may assist our investigation, to please get in contact with us.
‘I am particularly keen to speak to two men who were travelling in a pick-up truck and flagged officers down at the scene as I believe they may have witnessed some or all of the incident. We believe they turned right at the end of Mandale Road into Turbary Park Road.
‘I understand this incident will cause great concern to residents and the wider community and they can expect to see an enhanced police presence over the coming days while we carry out house-to-house and CCTV enquiries.
‘Officers from the local neighbourhood policing team will be in the area and can be approached with any direct concerns.’
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact or by calling 101, quoting incident number 22:652.
Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.